Allusions
- In one chapter, Klim refers to Pliny the Elder and his Naturalis Historia when he feels that his descriptions of the Underworld inhabitants would seem too incredible for other humans to believe.
- There are a few characters in the book that were actual persons. Niels Klim (d. 1690) was employed at 'Korskirken', a church in downtown Bergen, as bellringer. He was also a retailer of books and a publisher. Klim's friend in the book, Mayor Abelin, was also a real person named Rasmus Chistenssen Abelin, and he was mayor of Bergen in Klim's lifetime.
Read more about this topic: Niels Klim's Underground Travels