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Entrance to the Almanna Gau, (e.g. Almannagjá) Iceland

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Entrance to the Almanna Gau, (e.g. Almannagjá) Iceland

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Drawing shows travelers on horseback riding on a level road through lava rocks to the Almannagjá or Almanna Gorge in Iceland. Almanna Gorge was where Iceland's Althing or Parliment traditionally met. Taylor visited Iceland in 1862, perhaps en route to Russia.

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01/01/1862
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Taylor, Bayard, 1825-1878, artist
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