Originally published during the early part of the twentieth century, the Cambridge County Geographies were designed to provide a series of concise guides to British regions. Aimed at the general reader, they combined a comprehensive approach to various aspects of physical and human geography with an emphasis on clarity. This guide to Orkney and Shetland by J. G. F. Moodie Heddle and T. Mainland was first published in 1920. The text is interspersed with numerous illustrative figures and also contains a list of the chief towns and villages within the area.
Contents
Orkney: 1. County and shire; 2. General characteristics and natural conditions; 3. Size. Situation. Boundaries; 4. Streams and lakes; 5. Geology and soil; 6. Natural history; 7. The coast; 8. Weather and climate; 9. The people - race, language, population; 10. Agriculture; 11. Industries and manufactures; 12. Fisheries and fishing stations; 13. History of the county; 14. Antiquities; 15. Architecture - (a) ecclesiastical; 16. Architecture - (b) castellated; 17. Architecture - (c) municipal and domestic; 18. Communications, past and present; 19. Administration and divisions; 20. The roll of honour; 21. The chief towns and villages of Orkney; Shetland: 1. County and shire. Name and administration of Shetland; 2. General characteristics; 3. Size. Position. Boundaries; 4. Surface and general features; 5. Geology and soil; 6. Natural history; 7. Round the coast - (b) along the East from Fair Isle to Unst; 8. Round the coast - (b) along the West from Fethaland to Fitful Head; 9. Climate; 10. People - race, langauge, population; 11. Agriculture and other industries; 12. Fishing; 13. Shipping and trade; 14. History; 15. Antiquities; 16. Architecture; 17. Communications; 18. Roll of honour; 19. The chief towns and villages of Shetland.
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