The history behind H.N. Jacobsen

Hans Nicolai JacobsenThe name
H.N.J. Bókahandil come from Hans Nicolai Jacobsen. He was born in May 4Th 1832.

On the photo below you can see our bookstore, in the front you can see one of the beautiful sculptures in Tórshavn created by one of the best Faroese sculptors at the moment, Hans Pauli Olsen.

H. N. J. Bókahandil started in a small house “Gongini í Havn” as the image below shows:

Søgan um H.N. Jacobsen
H. N. J. Bókahandil fyri 140 árum síðani.