A Natural and Historical Account of the Islands of Scilly
Appearance
A Natural and Historical
ACCOUNT
OF THE
ISLANDS of SCILLY;
Describing their
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Their Government, Laws, Customs, Grants, Records, and Antiquities.
The Importance of those Islands to the British Trade and Navigation; the Improvements they are capable of; and Directions for all Ships to avoid the Dangers of their Rocks.
Illustrated with,
A new and correct DRAUGHT of those Isles from an actual Survey, in the Year 1744, including the neighbouring Seas, and Sea-Coasts, next the Land's End of Cornwall.
To which are added,
The Tradition of a Tract of Land, called Lioness, devoured by the Sea, formerly joining those Isles and Cornwall. Of the Cause, Rise, and Disappearance of some Islands.
And, lastly,
A general Account of CORNWALL.
Hesperidum pretiosa Gens!
By ROBERT HEATH, an Officer of his Majesty's Forces, some Time in Garrison, at Scilly.
LONDON:
Printed for R. Manby and H. S. Cox, on Ludgate-Hill.
MDCCL.
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