A description of the Western Islands of Scotland
Subtitle: 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
By: By M. Martin, gent..
Contributors: Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784, associated name; Boswell, James, 1740-1795, associated name
Publisher: Printed for Andrew Bell, at the Cross-Keys and Bible in Cornhill, near Stocks-Market
Published: 1703
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 392
Subjects: Social life and customs; Early works to 1800; Description and travel; Religion
Notes: 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.