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 Disstemper; 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 Physicial 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.

People / Organizations

• John Atkins (Author)

Imprint

London: printed for Cæsar Ward and Richard Chandler, at the Ship between the Temple-Gate s in Fleet Street. And sold at their shop at Scarborough, 1734.

Publication year

1734-1734

ESTC No.

T90862

Grub Street ID

310704

Description

[4],x,[10],257,vii,[2],28,[2]p. ; 12⁰

Note

With a leaf of dedication after the titlepage, five leaves of contents after the preface, and a final leaf of advertisements.

The appendix has a separate pagination and titlepage: 'Appendix: containing physical observations on the heat, moisture, and density of the air on the coast of Guiney',London, 1734.