Author: Robert Monteith (of Eglisha and Gairsa.)
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Category : Orkney (Scotland)
Languages : en
Pages : 104
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Description of the Islands of Orkney and Zetland ... 1633
Author: Robert Monteith (of Eglisha and Gairsa.)
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Category : Orkney (Scotland)
Languages : en
Pages : 104
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Publisher:
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Category : Orkney (Scotland)
Languages : en
Pages : 104
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Orkney and Shetland Miscellany
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Category : Caithness (Scotland)
Languages : en
Pages : 412
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Category : Caithness (Scotland)
Languages : en
Pages : 412
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The Atlas of Early Modern Wildlife
Author: Lee Raye
Publisher: Pelagic Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 1784274089
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 766
Book Description
What was the state of wildlife in Britain and Ireland before modern records began? The Atlas of Early Modern Wildlife looks at the era before climate change, before the intensification of agriculture, before even the Industrial Revolution. In the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries, beavers still swim in the River Ness. Isolated populations of wolves and lynxes linger in the uplands. Sea eagles are widespread around the coasts. Wildcats and pine martens remain common in the Lake District. In this ground-breaking volume, the observations of early modern amateur naturalists, travellers and local historians are gathered together for the very first time. Drawing on more than 10,000 records from across Britain and Ireland, the book presents maps and notes on the former distribution of over 160 species, providing a new baseline against which to discuss subsequent declines and extinctions, expansions and introductions. A guide to identification describes the reliable and unreliable names of each species, including the pre-Linnaean scientific nomenclature, as well as local names in early modern English and, where used in the sources, Irish, Scots, Scottish Gaelic, Welsh, Cornish and Norn. Raising a good number of questions at the same time as it answers many others, this remarkable resource will be of great value to conservationists, archaeologists, historians and anyone with an interest in the natural heritage of Britain and Ireland.
Publisher: Pelagic Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 1784274089
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 766
Book Description
What was the state of wildlife in Britain and Ireland before modern records began? The Atlas of Early Modern Wildlife looks at the era before climate change, before the intensification of agriculture, before even the Industrial Revolution. In the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries, beavers still swim in the River Ness. Isolated populations of wolves and lynxes linger in the uplands. Sea eagles are widespread around the coasts. Wildcats and pine martens remain common in the Lake District. In this ground-breaking volume, the observations of early modern amateur naturalists, travellers and local historians are gathered together for the very first time. Drawing on more than 10,000 records from across Britain and Ireland, the book presents maps and notes on the former distribution of over 160 species, providing a new baseline against which to discuss subsequent declines and extinctions, expansions and introductions. A guide to identification describes the reliable and unreliable names of each species, including the pre-Linnaean scientific nomenclature, as well as local names in early modern English and, where used in the sources, Irish, Scots, Scottish Gaelic, Welsh, Cornish and Norn. Raising a good number of questions at the same time as it answers many others, this remarkable resource will be of great value to conservationists, archaeologists, historians and anyone with an interest in the natural heritage of Britain and Ireland.
Orkney and Shetland Miscellany of the Viking Club
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Category : Orkney (Scotland)
Languages : en
Pages : 414
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Publisher:
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Category : Orkney (Scotland)
Languages : en
Pages : 414
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Catalogue of the Miscellaneous Portion of the Barton Collection
Author: Boston Public Library. Barton Collection
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Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 658
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Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 658
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Catalogue of the Barton Collection, Boston Public Library
Author: Boston Public Library. Barton Collection
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Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 668
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Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 668
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Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science and Arts
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Category : Humanities
Languages : en
Pages : 918
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Category : Humanities
Languages : en
Pages : 918
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Chambers's Edinburgh Journal
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Category : Periodicals
Languages : en
Pages : 906
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Publisher:
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Category : Periodicals
Languages : en
Pages : 906
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Chambers's Journal
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 898
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 898
Book Description
Guide to the Highlands and Islands of Scotland Including Orkney and Zetland
Author: George Anderson
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Category : Hebrides (Scotland)
Languages : en
Pages : 782
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Publisher:
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Category : Hebrides (Scotland)
Languages : en
Pages : 782
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