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The Scottish Islands: A Comprehensive Guide to Every Scottish Island
Hamish Haswell-Smith
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Description for The Scottish Islands: A Comprehensive Guide to Every Scottish Island
Hardcover. Offers detailed information and maps on every Scottish island. With the author's own paintings liberally illustrating it, this guide takes you everywhere, whether by armchair or yacht. It covers all of Scotland's many hundreds of islands, including those which are uninhabited and those which are notoriously difficult to reach. Num Pages: 578 pages, Illustrated with maps and drawing throughout. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 272 x 202 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1920.
Fully revised and updated, this is the only book with detailed information and maps on every Scottish island. With the author's own paintings illustrating it, this beautiful guide will take you everywhere, whether by armchair or yacht.
From the abandoned crofts of Mingulay and the standing stones of Orkney to the white beaches of Colonsay, this is the first complete gazetteer to cover all of Scotland's many hundreds of islands, including those which are uninhabited and those which are notoriously difficult to reach.
Packed with information on access, anchorages, points of historical or natural interest and things ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Canongate Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
578
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781782116783
SKU
V9781782116783
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-99
About Hamish Haswell-Smith
Hamish Haswell-Smith, now retired from his own architectural practice, is a qualified yachtmaster who has sailed extensively among the Scottish islands. His sketches and paintings, some of which illustrate the book, have been exhibited in many top British and European galleries.
Reviews for The Scottish Islands: A Comprehensive Guide to Every Scottish Island
The definitive guide to Scottish island-hopping.
Sunday Telegraph
As a reference source Haswell-Smith's book is invaluable . . . a monumental labour of love that communicates the author's own passion for island hopping and combines it delightfully with his further talents as a painter and artist.
Daily Telegraph
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Sunday Telegraph
As a reference source Haswell-Smith's book is invaluable . . . a monumental labour of love that communicates the author's own passion for island hopping and combines it delightfully with his further talents as a painter and artist.
Daily Telegraph
... Read more