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A True and exact description of the island of Shetland, Containing an account of its situation, trade, produce, and inhabitants. Together with an account of the great white herring fishery of that place, and the methods the Dutch use in catching, curing, and disposing of the Herrings they catch there; and the prodigious advantage Britain may receive from thence. With many other curious particulars.

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A True and exact description of the island of Shetland, [electronic resource] : Containing an account of its situation, trade, produce, and inhabitants. Together with an account of the great white herring fishery of that place, and the methods the Dutch use in catching, curing, and disposing of the Herrings they catch there; and the prodigious advantage Britain may receive from thence. With many other curious particulars.
Publication
London : Printed and sold by T. James at the Royal Exchange; M. Cooper, in Pater-noster Row; J. Robinson, in Ludgate-street; A. Dod, without Temple-bar; and J. Barnes, at Charing-cross, 1753.

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v,[1],34p.; 8⁰.
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Eighteenth century collections online.
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  • Price on title page: (Price Six-pence.)
  • Reproduction of original from University of London's Goldsmiths' Library.
Indexed In (note)
  • English Short Title Catalog
Reproduction (note)
  • Electronic reproduction.
OCLC
T94721
Title
A True and exact description of the island of Shetland, [electronic resource] : Containing an account of its situation, trade, produce, and inhabitants. Together with an account of the great white herring fishery of that place, and the methods the Dutch use in catching, curing, and disposing of the Herrings they catch there; and the prodigious advantage Britain may receive from thence. With many other curious particulars.
Imprint
London : Printed and sold by T. James at the Royal Exchange; M. Cooper, in Pater-noster Row; J. Robinson, in Ludgate-street; A. Dod, without Temple-bar; and J. Barnes, at Charing-cross, 1753.
Edition
The second edition.
Series
Eighteenth century collections online.
Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
Indexed In:
English Short Title Catalog, T94721.
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Great Britain England London.
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