The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700

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Scilly Isles

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View Larger MapDescription of institution: Archipelago off the southwestern tip of the Cornish peninsula of Great Britain. According to Camden's Britannia (1635, p.227) a source for tin mining (Penhallurick, 119). URL:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scilly_Isles Images linked to this location: People associated with this location: Print Sources linked to this location: Member of - Tin in antiquity: its mining and trade throughout the ancient world with particular reference to Cornwall.