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

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

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

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

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Printed for Andrew Bell, at the Cross-Keys and Bible in Cornhill, near Stocks-Market
Language
English
Pages
392

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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

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Shetland (Scotland), Orkney (Scotland), Western Isles (Scotland), Hebrides (Scotland)

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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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ESTC T094240

Inscription on recto of title page: This very book accompanied Mr. Samuel Johnson and me in our Tour to the Hebrides in Autumn 1773 ... James Boswell 16 April 1774.

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[32], 392 p., [2] leaves of plates (folded) :
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