An edition of A description of the Western Islands of Scotland (1703)

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Birlinn
Language
English
Pages
540

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Subjects
Social life and customs, Early works to 1800, Description and travel, Religion, Europe - Great Britain - General, British Isles, Classic travel writing, Other prose: 16th to 18th centuries, Scotland, History - General History, Scotland, description and travel, Voyages and travels
Places
Shetland (Scotland), Orkney (Scotland), Western Isles (Scotland), Hebrides (Scotland)

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A description of the western islands of Scotland
1994, Birlinn
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Cover of: A description of the western islands of Scotland.
A description of the western islands of Scotland.: Containing a full account of their situation, extent, soils, product, harbours ... The antient and modern government, religion and customs of the inhabitants ... A particular account of the second sight, or faculty of foreseeing things to come, by way of vision, so common among them. A brief hint of methods to improve trade in that country, both by sea and land. With a new map of the whole ... To which is added, A brief description of the isles of Orkney and Schetland.
1716, Printed for A. Bell ... T. Varnam and J. Osborn ... W. Taylor ... and J. Baker and T. Warner ...
in English - The second edition, very much corrected..
Cover of: A description of the Western Islands of Scotland
A description of the Western Islands of Scotland: Containing a full account of their situation, extent, soils, product, harbours, bays, tides, anchoring places, and fisheries. The ancient and modern government, religion and customs of the inhabitants, particularly of their druids, heathen temples, monasteries, churches, chappels, antiquities, monuments, forts, caves, and other curiosities of art and nature. Of their admirable and expeditious way of curing most diseases by simples of their own product. A particular account of the second sight, or faculty of forseeing things to come, by way of vision, so common among them. A brief hint of methods to improve trade in that country, both by sea and land. With a new map of the whole, describing the harbours, anchoring places, and dangerous rocks, for the benefit of sailers. To which is added a brief description of the Isles of Orkney, and Schetland
1703, Printed for Andrew Bell, at the Cross-Keys and Bible in Cornhill, near Stocks-Market
in English
Cover of: A description of the Western Islands of Scotland.
A description of the Western Islands of Scotland.: Containing a full account of their situation, extent, soils, product, harbours, bays, tides, anchoring places, and fisheries. The ancient and modern government, religion and customs of the inhabitants, particularly of their druids, heathen temples, monasteries, churches, chappels, antiquities, monuments, forts, caves, and other curiosities of art and nature. Of their admirable and expeditious way of curing most diseases by simples of their own product. A particular account of the second sight, or faculty of forseeing things to come, by way of vision, so common among them. A brief hint of methods to improve trade in that country, both by sea and land. With a new map of the whole, describing the harbours, anchoring places, and dangerous rocks, for the benefit of sailers. To which is added a brief description of the Isles of Orkney, and Schetland.
1703, Printed for Andrew Bell, at the Cross-Keys and Bible in Cornhill, near Stocks-Market
in English

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914.1404

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540p. :
Number of pages
540

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OL22591723M
ISBN 10
187474419X
OCLC/WorldCat
59817339
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1618640
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4800095

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