A Voyage to St. Kilda. The Remotest of all the Hebrides, or Western Isles of Scotland.By M. Martin, ... The Fourth Edition, Corrected

by Martin Martin

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British Library

T090133

First published in 1698. P78, 79 misnumbered 70, 63 respectively.

London : printed for Dan. Browne; and Lockyer Davis, 1753. 63[i.e.79],[1]p.,plate : map ; 8°

Genres: Scotland

82 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1698

About the author

Martin Martin (Gaelic: Màrtainn Màrtainn) was born at Bealach, near Duntulm, Skye. He graduated MA from the University of Edinburgh in 1681 and entered Leiden University in 1710, graduating as MD. After completing his studies in the Netherlands, he moved to London, where he was resident until his death.

Martin is best known for his works A Voyage to St. Kilda (1698) and A Description of the Western Islands of Scotland (1703). He undertook his voyage to St. Kilda in May 1697 and his tour of Lewis in 1699 under the patronage of Hans Sloane, the Secretary of the Royal Society in London. The Scottish antiquary, Sir Robert Sibbald, considered that his command of Gaelic, knowledge of the customs of Gaeldom and connections with Hebridean elites made him well qualified for the task.

Reviews

[Matt]

An interesting look at the island culture of St. Kilda in 1697 with a "surprise" in the final chapter. Not sure that the photos from 1897 and 2011 added much, but they were nice enough.