A Tour in Scotland MDCCLXIX
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- Author: Thomas Pennant
- Date Published: May 2014
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- isbn: 9781108073622
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Thomas Pennant (1726–98) is remembered for his work in bringing natural history to popular attention and for his engaging travel writing. With a number of fine engravings, this work, first published in 1771 and reissued here in its second edition of 1772, is typical of Pennant's output. More than a mere travelogue, it recounts his tour - via Tayside, Inverness, Wick and Fort William - of the Scottish Highlands, then largely unknown to outsiders but of notable interest to students of natural history. The volume is of particular significance for its meticulous descriptions of significant locations, buildings and wildlife, revealing Pennant's thorough mind and tireless capacity for observation, and also for its methodology: Pennant drew on local knowledge gathered by circulating queries in advance (these are included as an appendix). Several of Pennant's other works, including his Tour in Wales, are also reissued in the Cambridge Library Collection.
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- Date Published: May 2014
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781108073622
- length: 380 pages
- dimensions: 216 x 140 x 21 mm
- weight: 0.48kg
- contains: 19 b/w illus.
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Dedication
A tour in Scotland
Appendix
Itinerary
Index.
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