«As a curious yet ambitious young man Johan Adrian Jacobsen left his remote home on the island Risøya (Norway) to journey to many isolated communities in the new world. His expeditions are today acknowledged as vitally important in understanding and appreciating the lives, traditions and cultures of indigenous peoples from Native America. This is a biographical account of his life as a sailor, explorer, adventurer, ethnographic collector and author. His collection of ethnological artifacts is now the principal exhibit at the opening of the new «Berliner Schloss», one of Europe’s leading museums.»

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