Robert Heath. 'A Natural and Historical Account of the Isles...

Hammer

£600

Robert Heath. 'A Natural and Historical Account of the Isles of Scilly,' 1750. 'Describing their Situation, Numbers, Extent, Soil, Culture, Produce, Rarities, Towns, Fortifications, Trade, Manufacturers and Inhabitants. Their Government, Laws, Customs, Grant, Records and Antiquities,' full leather rebacked, all plates and maps collated, with the bookplate of F. Leman Rogers, Mayor of Plymouth 1774–1775 then returned as an M.P. for Plymouth 1780–1784, a fine copy in original binding, published by H. Manby and H. S. Cox, London, 1750 Robert Heath was an officer of His Majesty’s forces sometime in garrison at Scilly. He explains the importance of the islands to The British trade and navigation, the improvements they are capable of and the direction for all ships to avoid the dangers of their rocks. Illustrated with a new and correct draught of those isles from an actual survey in the year 1744, including the neighbouring seas and sea coasts next to the Land’s End of Cornwall. To which are added the tradition of a tract of land called Lioness, devoured by the sea formerly joining those Isles and Cornwall of the cause, rise and disappearance of some islands.