A Description of the Western Islands of Scotland. Containing A Full Account of their Situation, Extent, Soils, Product, Harbours, Bays, Anchoring-Places, and Fisheries. The Antient 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 a Vision, so common among them. A Brief Hintg 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 dangerousRocks, for the benefit of Sailors. To which is added, A Brief Description of the Isles of Orkney and Schetland. The Second Edition, very much Corrected.

  • Martin, Martin
  • London: Printed for A. Ball 1716

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8vo, pp. xxxi, [i], 392 + folding map frontispiece and 1 folding plate. Contemporary panelled calf, spine divided by raised bands, edges sprinkled red. A little spotted and toned, some marginal dampmarking, small handling tear to edge of map. Some small areas of loss to leather, particularly to head of spine, front joint split but cords holding, front board leather peeling to joint edge, spine creased, label lost. ‘Illumino’ bookplate to pastedown, armorial bookplate of James Hardie, writer, to blank verso of title-page, small paper number label to foot of spine.

Notes

The second edition of Martin's magnum opus, a survey of the people and customs of the Scottish islands at the end of the 17th century, with both the map (often missing) and plate present and correct.

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