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Shelfmark

Go.7.19

Author

Title

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..

Publication, distribution, etc.

London, : Printed for Andrew Bell, at the Cross-Keys and Bible, in Cornhil, near Stocks-Market,, 1703..

Physical description

[32], 392 p., [2] leaves of plates : table, map (folded) ; 20 cm. (8vo)

Note

Signatures: a-b⁸ A-Z⁸ A2⁸ B2⁴.

Note

Errata on b8v.

Citation/references note

ESTC, T94240

Citation/references note

Hanson, 263

Provenance

Armorial bookplate of Edward Waddington (1670/71–1731), bishop of Chichester and Fellow of Eton College, dated 1731, on rear pastedown.

Provenance

Bookplate of Eton College, undated, with college crest on first front flyleaf verso.

Binding

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.

Copy-specific note

Former ECL shelfmarks: Dk.5.19; Cc.4.19; Go7.04.

Subject

Orkney (Scotland) Description and travel.

Subject

Hebrides (Scotland) Description and travel.

Subject

Shetland (Scotland) Description and travel.

Added entry--name

Added entry--name

Added entry--place

England London.

Language code

eng

Identifier

B51088
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