Notes and Observations on the Ionian Islands and Malta by John Davy - ISBN: 9781108042369
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John Davy (1790–1868) spent years as an army surgeon, and was stationed in the Mediterranean from 1824 to 1835. He took notes on his surroundings, later published in this two-volume 1842 work. Volume 2 gives observations of society in the islands, and a view of health problems in Constantinople.

Notes and Observations on the Ionian Islands and Malta

With Some Remarks on Constantinople and Turkey, and on the System of Quarantine as at Present Conducted

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    522 pages

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    2 February 2012

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Summary

The English doctor John Davy (1790–1868) was the younger brother of the chemist Sir Humphry Davy, of whom he wrote a memoir, also reissued in this series. After graduating from Edinburgh University, he entered the Army as a surgeon and was posted overseas. From 1824 to 1835 he was stationed in the Mediterranean, and later at Constantinople. Davy took detailed notes of the places he visited and the people he met, and turned some of these writings into books; his scientific observations led to …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781108042369
ISBN-10:1108042368
Author:John Davy
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Imprint:Cambridge University Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:522
Release Date:2 February 2012
Weight:660g
Dimensions:216mm x 140mm x 30mm
Series:Cambridge Library Collection - Travel, Europe
About The Author

John Davy

John Davy is a Chartered Counselling, Educational and Health Psychologist, and an Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society. His interests include the application of systemic therapies in
medical settings, and supervision across professional boundaries. John works part-time in the NHS with older adults. He is a post-graduate tutor and research supervisor at City University in London, where he is also researching towards a Doctorate in Counselling Psychology on clinical supervision in palliative care.
Susan Ellis has ten years experience in palliative nursing and is an exper

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