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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1845 edition. Excerpt: ... and are well bred: Some of them apply to Navigation, and in Hollands Vessels travell to both the Indies, to Guinea, and to Greenland, and often to France, Italy, and Spain, and breed their Sons in such parts of the Mathematicks, as are subservient to Navigation. And thus my worthie friend, John Bruce of Simbister, was bred himself; and educateth his Son so, after he had accomplished himself with travelling through the Countries abovementioned, he did apply himself to survey all the Coast of these Isles of Shetland, and has made a Large Map of all the Voes, i. e. Bays and Sounds and the entries to them, and has marked the meaths in them, and showen where dangers are, and how they are to be evited, and is resolved, so soon as he goes home, to take a more exact Survey of all again, and to miss no Bank, Rock, nor Shallow: which, when he has done, and given the last stroke and finishing to his Map, will make the Navigation in these Isles secure, which will much contribute to the Advancing of Trade, and promoting of the Fisherie in these Isles and their Neighbourhood: from which our Neighbours, in times of Peace, had vast advantage, by the great Fleets they sent thither yearly: and likewise this Map will be most usefull to our Fleets, and to these of our Allies, who pass that way to the Indies and other Countries, when the Passages towards the South are not so clear and safe. The greatest part of the food of the Commons in the Summer time, is Milk and Fish. They milk thrice a day, churn once a day, and make very good Butter and Cheese: some of them drink neither Ale nor any strong Liquors, but their Drink they make of Milk and Water, they call Bland: or water alone, and these often live to six or seven-score of years. Their Fish afford not...


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  • ISBN-13: 9781230285511
  • Publisher: Theclassics.Us
  • Publisher Imprint: Theclassics.Us
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 26
  • Spine Width: 1 mm
  • Width: 189 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1230285512
  • Publisher Date: 12 Sep 2013
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 68 gr


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