Go.7.19
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 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, 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. To which is added a brief description of the Isles of Orkney, and Schetland. By M. Martin, gent..
London, : Printed for Andrew Bell, at the Cross-Keys and Bible, in Cornhil, near Stocks-Market,, 1703..
[32], 392 p., [2] leaves of plates : table, map (folded) ; 20 cm. (8vo)
Signatures: a-b⁸ A-Z⁸ A2⁸ B2⁴.
Errata on b8v.
ESTC, T94240
Hanson, 263
Armorial bookplate of Edward Waddington (1670/71–1731), bishop of Chichester and Fellow of Eton College, dated 1731, on rear pastedown.
Bookplate of Eton College, undated, with college crest on first front flyleaf verso.
18th-century speckled calfskin over pasteboards. Covers decorated with double blind fillets to form a border and a panel as centrepiece with blind tools at the corners (the middle of the panel has not been speckled); gilt roll on board edges (now faded). Spine with five raised bands, decorated with gilt fillets, rolls, tools, and titling ("Martins western islands of Scotland"). Textblock trimmed and sprinkled red. Endpapers of undecorated laid paper; two flyleaves at the upper end of the textblock and one at the lower end.
Former ECL shelfmarks: Dk.5.19; Cc.4.19; Go7.04.
Orkney (Scotland) Description and travel.
Hebrides (Scotland) Description and travel.
Shetland (Scotland) Description and travel.
Bell, Andrew, ? - -1720? printer.
Waddington, Edward, 1670 or 71 - 1731 former owner.
England London.
eng
B51088