An account of the islands of Orkney / By James Wallace, M.D. and fellow of the Royal Society ; To which is added, an essay concerning the Thule of the ancients.

London : Printed for Jacob Tonson ..., 1700.

12 unnumbered pages, 182 pages, 4 unnumbered pages, folded plate & map ; (8vo)

Signatures: A⁶ (unsigned, except A₃: signed "A₂"), B-M⁸, N⁴

First published in Edinburgh, 1693, with title: A description of the isles of Orkney, by Master James Wallace, late minister of Kirkwall. The present edition, revised, with omissions and additions, including a chapter on the plants and shells of the Orkneys, was published by the author's son as his own. Cf. D.N.B

The "Essay concerning the Thule of the ancients" (p. 148-182) is by Sir Robert Sibbald. Cf. Watt's Bibl. Brit.

Wing W491

ESTC R34706

Wing (CD-Rom, 1996), W491