Telepathy, clairvoyance, and precognition

A description of the Western Islands of Scotland

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 Martin Martin

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18th century
Language: English

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Traditions: Telepathy, clairvoyance, and precognition

Subjects: RELIGION, Early works to 1800, Social life and customs, Description and travel, Shetland (Scotland), Western Isles (Scotland), Orkney (Scotland)

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Telepathy, clairvoyance, and precognition
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Edition	Date	Publisher	Language	ISBN	Access	Links
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 National Bibliography of Scotland record 20 cm. (8vo); [32], 392 p., [2] leaves of plates (folded); ill., map	1703	Printed for Andrew Bell, at the Cross-Keys and Bible in Cornhill, near Stocks-Market	English	—	Catalog record	National Library of Scotland (opens in a new tab)