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• Journal of a voyage to Iceland (1772), by Joseph Banks (page images at HathiTrust)

• The trade & fishing of Great-Britain displayed with a description of the islands of Orkney and Shotland. By Captain John Smith. (London : printed by William Godbid, and are to be sold by Nathaniel Webb, at the sign of the Royal-Oake in St Paul's Church-yard, 1661), by John Smith (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• Considerations on the fisheries in the Scotch islands : to which is prefixed a general account elucidating the history, soil, productions, curiosities, &c. of the same, the manners of the inhabitants, &c. (Printed for the author ..., 1787), by James Fea (page images at HathiTrust)

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• The Orkneys and Shetland; their past and present state (E. Stanford; [etc., etc.], 1883), by John R. Tudor (page images at HathiTrust)
• Orcadian papers: being selections from the Proceedings of the Orkney Natural History Society, from 1887 to 1904. (Printed for the Society by W. Rendall, 1905), by M. M. Charleson and Malcolm Mackenzie Charleson (page images at HathiTrust)
• Around the Orkney peat-fires: being sketches of notable Orcadians, smuggling anecdotes, stories of the press-gang, and witch and other tales. (W.R. Mackintosh, 1905), by W. R. Mackintosh (page images at HathiTrust)
• Scapa and a camera, pictoral impressions of five years spent at the Grand fleet base. (Country life, ltd.;, 1921), by C. W. Burrows (page images at HathiTrust)
• History of the Orkney Islands. in which is comprehended an account of their present as well as their ancient state; together with the advantages they possess for several branches of industry, and the means by which they may be improved. (Printed for the author by D. Willison, and sold by A. Constable, 1805), by George Barry (page images at HathiTrust)
• Thoughts on Orkney and Zetland : their antiquities and capabilities of improvement; with hints towards the formation of a local society for the investigation and promotion of these objects; to which are annexed extracts from curious manuscripts, together with useful lists. (s.n.], 1831), by Alex. G. Groat (page images at HathiTrust)
• History of the Orkney Islands. Including a view of the manners and customs of their ancient and modern inhabitants; their monuments of antiquity; their natural history, or mineral, botanical, and animal productions; the present state of their agriculture; manufactures; fisheries; and commerce; and the means of their improvement; with a map of the islands, and views of remarkable scenery ... The second edition, with corrections and additions by the Rev. James Headrick. (Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1808), by George Barry and James Headrick (page images at HathiTrust)
• Notes on Orkney and Zetland; illustrative of the history, antiquities, scenery, and customs of those islands. (Printed by J.Moir, for Macredie, Skelly, and company; [etc., etc.], 1822), by Alexander Peterkin (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Saint-Clairs of the Isles; being a history of the sea-kings of Orkney and their Scottish successors of the sirname of Sinclair. (H. Brett, 1898), by Roland William Saint-Clair (page images at HathiTrust)

• The Orkneyinga saga. (Edmonston and Douglas, 1873), by Gilbert Goudie, Jón A. Hjaltalín (Jón Andrésson Hjaltalín), and Joseph Anderson (page images at HathiTrust)
• Orkneyinga saga : sive, Historia Orcadensium (Sumtibus illustriss P. F. Suhm, 1780), by Grímur Jónsson Thorkelín, Jon Jónsson, and Arnamagnæanske stiftelse (page images at HathiTrust)
• Notice of Runic inscriptions discovered during recent excavations in the Orkneys made by James Farrer. (Printed for private circulation, 1862), by James Anson Farrer (page images at HathiTrust)
• Notice of runic inscriptions discovered during recent excavations in the Orkneys (printed for private circulation, 1862), by James Farrer (page images at HathiTrust)
• Monvmenta orcadica: Nordmændene paa Orknøerne og deres efterladte mindesmærker, med en oversigt over de keltiske (fornorske) og skotske (efternorske) monumenter paa øerne. (A. Cammermeyer, 1906), by L. Dietrichson and Johan Meyer (page images at HathiTrust)
• Mesehowe : illustrations of the runic literature of Scandinavia (R. Grant and son, 1863), by John M. Mitchell and BookLab (Firm) (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Orkneyinga Saga, ed. by Joseph Anderson, trans. by Gilbert Goudie and Jón A. Hjaltalín (Jón Andrésson Hjaltalín) (Gutenberg ebook)
• Notice of Runic Inscriptions Discovered during Recent Excavations in the Orkneys, by James Farrer (Gutenberg ebook)

• List of books and pamphlets relating to Orkney and Shetland, with notes of those by local authors (W. Peace, 1894), by James Walls Cursiter (page images at HathiTrust)

• History of the Episcopal church in Orkney 1688-1882 ... (Peace, 1883), by J. B. Craven (page images at HathiTrust)

• The general grievances and oppression of the isles of Orkney and Shetland (Laing and Forbes, 1836), by James Mackenzie, Henry Cheyne, and A. C. Groat (page images at HathiTrust)

• A Brief Description of Orkney, Zetland, Pightland-Firth and Caithness (Edinburgh: Printed by G. Mosman, 1701), by John Brand (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A Description of the Isles of Orkney (with a 1693 essay on Thule; Edinburgh: W. Brown, 1883), by James Wallace, ed. by John Small (multiple formats at Google)
• A Tour Through Some of the Islands of Orkney and Shetland (Edinburgh: A. Constable and Company..., 1806), by Patrick Neill (page images in Germany)
• Two Months in the Highlands, Orcadia, and Skye (London: Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1860), by Charles Richard Weld (page images in Germany)
• Summers and winters in the Orkneys (Hodder and Stoughton, 1868), by Daniel Gorrie (page images at HathiTrust)
• Report of an excursion to the western islands of Scotland, Orkney, and Caithness, June, 1899 (Hodges, Figgis ;, 1900), by Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland and Robert Cochrane (page images at HathiTrust)
• Guide to the Highlands and islands of Scotland including Orkney and Zetland, descriptive of their scenery, statistics, antiquities, and natural history. Containing also directions for visiting the Lowlands of Scotland, with descriptive notices, and maps... (A. and C. Black, 1850), by George Anderson (page images at HathiTrust)
• A tour through some of the islands of Orkney and Shetland, with a view chiefly to objects of natural history, but including also occasional remarks on the state of the inhabitants, their husbandry, and fisheries. (A. Constable and co.; [etc., etc.], 1806), by Patrick Neill (page images at HathiTrust)
• Rambles in the far north (A. Gardner, 1884), by Robert Menzies Fergusson (page images at HathiTrust)
• Considerations on the fisheries in the Scotch islands : to which is prefixed a general account elucidating the history, soil, productions, curiosities, &c. of the same, the manners of the inhabitants, &c. (Printed for the author ..., 1787), by James Fea (page images at HathiTrust)
• Two months in the Highlands, Orcadia, and Skye. (Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1860), by Charles Richard Weld (page images at HathiTrust)
• A description of the Isles of Orkney (W. Brown, 1883), by James Wallace and John Small (page images at HathiTrust)
• A brief description of Orkney, Zetland, Pightland-Firth & Caithness, wherein, after a short journal of the author's voyage thither, these northern places are first more generally described (W. Brown, 1883), by John Brand (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Orkney book : readings for young Orcadians (T. Nelson, 1909), by John Charles Gunn (page images at HathiTrust)
• Description of the islands of Orkney and Zetland. (T.G. Stevenson, 1845), by Robert Monteith (page images at HathiTrust)
• The log of the 'Blue Dragon II' in Orkney and Shetland, 1909-1910 (Sidgwich and Jackson, 1911), by Charles Cotterell Lynam (page images at HathiTrust)
• Orkney and Shetland (University Press, 1920), by John George Flett Moodie Heddle and T. Mainland (page images at HathiTrust)
• Orcadian musings. (Simpkin, Marshall, 1883), by R. Menzies Fergusson (page images at HathiTrust)
• Ployen's reminiscences. (T. & J. Manson, 1896), by Christian Pløyen (page images at HathiTrust)
• Guide to the Highlands and islands of Scotland including Orkney and Zetland, descriptive of their scenery, statistics, antiquities, and natural history. Containing also directions for visiting the Lowlands of Scotland, with descriptive notices, and maps ... (John Murray, 1834), by George Anderson and Peter Anderson (page images at HathiTrust)
• The present state of the Orkney Islands considered, and An account of the new method of fishing on the coasts of Shetland. (W. Brown, 1884), by James Fea (page images at HathiTrust)
• A northern voyage (Heath, Cranton & Ouseley, 1913), by Reginald Rogers (page images at HathiTrust)
• Orkney and Shetland, by John George Flett Moodie Heddle and T. Mainland (Gutenberg ebook)

• The Pilots of Pomona: A Story of the Orkney Islands, by Robert Leighton (Gutenberg text)
• The pirate ... (Porter & Coates, 1880), by Walter Scott (page images at HathiTrust)
• The pirate (J.M. Dent & co.;, 1907), by Walter Scott (page images at HathiTrust)
• The pirate ; The fortunes of Nigel (D. Estes, 1800), by Walter Scott (page images at HathiTrust)
• The pirate (A. and C. Black, 1863), by Walter Scott (page images at HathiTrust)
• The pirate. (Harper & Brothers, 1885), by Walter Scott (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Pirate: Andrew Lang Edition, by Walter Scott, ed. by Andrew Lang (Gutenberg ebook)
• An Orkney Maid, by Amelia E. Barr (Gutenberg ebook)

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