The navy-Surgeon: or, a practical system of surgery. Illustrated with observations on such remarkable Cases, as have occurred to the Author's Practice in the Service of the Royal Navy. To which is added, A Treatise on the Venereal Disease, the Causes, Symptoms, and Method of Cure by Mercury: An Enquiry into the Origin of that Distemper; in which the Dispute between Dr Dover and Dr Turner, concerning Crude Mercury, is fully consider'd; with useful Remarks thereon. Also an appendix, Containing Physical Observations on the Heat, Moisture and Density of the Air on the Coast of Guiney; the Colour of the Natives; the Sicknesses which they and the Europeans trading thither are subject to; with a Method of Cure. By John Atkins, Surgeon.
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- Imprint
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London: printed for W. Warner, at Dryden's Head, next the Rose Tavern, without Temple Bar, [1737]
- Publication year
- 1737-1737
- ESTC No.
- T87848
- Grub Street ID
- 307863
- Description
- [6],x,[10],257,vii,28p. ; 12⁰
- Note
- A reissue of the 1734 edition, without the separate titlepage for the appendix.
With an initial leaf of advertisements, a leaf of dedication after the titlepage and five leaves of contents after the preface.
The appendix has separate pagination.
Price from imprint: price 3s.