1788 in Iceland
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See also: | Other events in 1788 · Timeline of Icelandic history |
Events in the year 1788 in Iceland.
Incumbents
[edit]Events
[edit]January 1 – Christian VII abolishes trade monopolies at the end of the year, trade in Iceland becomes free to all citizens of the King of Denmark.[1]
Births
[edit]- September 25: Björn Gunnlaugsson, mathematician and cartographer.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Monopoly trade and economic stagnation : studies in the foreign trade of Iceland 1602-1787 / av Gisli Gunnarsson". HathiTrust. Retrieved 2024-09-16.
- ^ Gunnlaugsson, Björn (1836). Tøblur yfir Sólarinnar sýnilega gáng á Íslandi (in Icelandic). prentadar af H. Helgasyni.