Observations on Fevers and Other Diseases: Which Occur on Voyages to Africa and the West Indies

by Robert Robertson and Dr Robert Robertson

Book Overview

Robert Robertson (1742-1829) was a Scottish doctor and surgeon. After completing his medical apprenticeship, Robertson joined the Royal Navy as a surgeon's mate in 1760. In 1768 he was appointed surgeon to the sloop Diligence, and served as surgeon on various ships in the West Indies, North America and west Africa until 1783. He was appointed surgeon to the Royal Hospital, Greenwich in 1793. This volume, first published in 1792, contains Robertson's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108024343
• ISBN13: 9781108024341
• Release Date: February 2011
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.3" x 11.7"