A Tour in Scotland and Voyage to the Hebrides, 1772
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A Tour in Scotland and Voyage to the Hebrides, 1772 by Thomas Pennant
Written after his five month journey, Thomas Pennant paints a picture of Scotland during the last quarter of the 18th century. This account includes the physical features of the landscape, architectural details of buildings and the historical associations and local customs of the places he visited.
Thomas Pennant was a was a Welsh naturalist traveller, writer and antiquarian. He visited Scotland and many other parts of Britain, and the travelogues he created are still considered to some of the finest ever written. He died in 1798 at the age of 72 at his home in Wales. Charles W.J. Withers is Professor Emeritus and former Ogilvie Chair of Geography at the University of Edinburgh. Between 2015 and 2022, he was Geographer Royal for Scotland, the first in 118 years. His books include Zero Degrees: Geographies of the Prime Meridian (2017) and, as co-author, the prize-winning Scotland: Mapping the Nation (2011).
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| ISBN 13 | 9781874744887 |
| ISBN 10 | 1874744882 |
| Title | A Tour in Scotland and Voyage to the Hebrides, 1772 |
| Author | Thomas Pennant |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Birlinn General |
| Year published | 1998-12-02 |
| Number of pages | 791 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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