The immeasurable wilds : travellers to the far north of Scotland, 1600-1900
Mitchell, Alastair, 1953-2021
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This book marvels at the intrepid qualities of the various visitors to this then unknown region and provides impressions of what it was like, as seen through their eyes. It provides an illuminating and entertaining account of how the Far North was revealed through early travellers and combines history and aspects of science with first-hand accounts to create an absorbing read.
Main title:
The immeasurable wilds : travellers to the far north of Scotland, 1600-1900 / Alastair Mitchell.
Author:
Mitchell, Alastair, 1953-, author
Imprint:
Dunbeath : Whittles Publishing, 2021.
Collation:
224 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781849954921 (pbk)
Dewey class:
914.111046
LC class:
DA880.H7
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
3024537
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