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.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Atkins, John, 1685-1757.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Surgery--Early works.

Surgery.

Medicine, Naval--History--18th century.

Medicine, Naval.

Sexually transmitted diseases--Treatment--18th century.

Sexually transmitted diseases.

Guinea--History--18th century.

Guinea.

Great Britain. Royal Naval Medical Service--18th century.

Great Britain.

Dover, Thomas, 1660-1742.

Dover, Thomas.

Physical Description:

1 online resource ([4],x,[10],257,vii,[2],28,[2]p. )

Other Title:

Navy-Surgeon

The navy-Surgeon

Place of Publication:

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.

Notes:

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.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T90862.

OCLC:

642727224