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Scotland - Guidebooks - Early works to 1800
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The traveller's guide; or, a topographical description of Scotland, and of the islands belonging to it. Containing, I. An account of the extent of each County; of the number of Inhabitants; of its Mountains and Vallies, with the Nature of the Soil, and Productions. II. An enumeration of the Minerals and Fossils that have been discovered in each District. III. A Description of the principal Towns, public Building and Manufactures; with the names of illustrious Men born in each County. IV. A Table of the Stages, and a description of the principal Roads.
Date: 1798- Books
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Guide to Loch Lomond, Loch Long, Loch Fine, and Inveraray, by T. Richardson, Geographer And Surveyor. To which is added, a succinct detail of a trip to the Falls of Clyde, And Extensive Cotton Mills Of David Dale, Esq. With A Concise Description Of All The Towns, Villages, Gentlemens Seats, &c. Situated Near The Roads Thereto. Embellished with maps from actual Survey, and many elegant Engravings.
Richardson, Thomas, approximately 1771-1828.Date: 1799- Books
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Scotland described: or, A topographical description of all the counties of Scotland: with the Northern and Western Isles belonging to it. Containing: an account of the extent of each county; of its mountains, rivers, valess, and general aspect; of its fossils, woods, and animals; of the rural industry and the manners of the its peasantry; of its towns, manufactures, and trade; of its antiquities, elegant mansion-houses, pleasure-grounds; and of the eminent men by whom it has been illustrated.
Date: 1799- Books
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A companion to Capt. Armstrong and son's map of the three Lothians: (comprehending the counties of Haddington, Edinburgh and Linlithgow:) Containing an alphabetical index of the market towns, villages and churches; the nobility and gentrysseats, castles and ruins; camps; battles, hills, &c. with the proprietors names; the parish and county each place is situated in; and a reference, by letters, for finding any principal place, or remarkable thing in the map: together with the time when the most memorable battles were sought; and a list of the parishes. Also, an alphabetical list of the subscribers.
Armstrong, Mostyn John.Date: MDCCLXXIII. [1773]- Books
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Traveller's directory through Scotland: Being lists of all the direct and principal cross roads of Scotland; shewing the distance of towns, villages, post-stages, &c. from Edinburgh, and from each other. With the regulations of the ferries, &c. and other useful lists.
Date: [1793?]