User:Griceylipper/shetlandsources

The following is a list of online, freely-accessible sources which may come in useful for writing articles relating to Shetland. I have tried to fill out the cite templates for these as fully as I can, however if I have missed anything please feel free to edit them. I have also tried to categorise the sources as well for a few common topics related to Shetland - if I have missed any ticks, feel free to add them.

Some of the citations here deliberately have missing titles - this is because the website linked to has multiple different facets for which you will need to supply your own title (and update the URL for the specific page).

My recommendations for finding information on a particular topic are to search directly for the terms you need information about:

  1. Into Google
  2. Into archive.org, using the "Search text contents" option. This method in particular has opened up a whole new world of finding sources to me.

This list here may be more useful when these options are fruitless - or for anybody who wants to read more broadly about a particular topic.

May this be for the benefit of anyone who wishes to write about Shetland - please feel free to add to this list if you find something that is broadly useful for multiple Shetland articles.

Source Year written Topics
Norn, dialect & placenames Geology Geography History Folklore Fauna Flora Statistics Fishing & whaling Crofting News
Brand, John (1809) [1701]. Pinkerton, John (ed.). A brief description of Orkney, Zetland, Pightland Firth, and Caithness, etc (In Pinkerton, John, Ed. A general collection of the best and most interesting voyages and travels). London. OCLC 1041608289. OL 13997155M.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) 1701 checkY checkY
Brooke-Freeman, Eileen (2010). Cox, Richard A.V.; Taylor, Simon (eds.). "Memories, Meids and Maps: the Shetland Place Names Project" (PDF). The Journal of Scottish Name Studies. 4. Perthshire: Clann Tuirc: 43–60. ISSN 1747-7387. 2010 checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY
Brown, Jenny. (Motion picture) https://movingimage.nls.uk/biography/10013 – via National Library of Scotland. {{cite AV media}}: Missing or empty |title= (help) 1930s checkY checkY checkY
Dunn, Robert (1831). The ornithologist's guide to the islands of Orkney and Shetland (2 ed.). 31 George Street, Hull: Robert Dunn (published 1837). OCLC 1050252106. OL 17084227M – via the Internet Archive.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link) 1831 checkY checkY checkY checkY
Edmondston, Arthur (1809). A view of the ancient and present state of the Zetland islands. Vol. I. Edinburgh: John Ballantyne and Co. – via Google Books. 1809 checkY checkY checkY checkY
Gardner-Medwin, David (2011). Redfern, Chris; Patterson, Margaret; Littlewood, James; Williams, Joan (eds.). "William Chapman Hewitson's journal of a visit to Shetland in the summer of 1832" (PDF). Transactions of the Natural History Society of Northumbria. 2. 71. Newcastle upon Tyne: Natural History Society of Northumbria: 131–167. 1832 checkY checkY checkY
Gott, Tony (ed.). North Isles Family History (bayanne.info/Shetland) https://www.bayanne.info/Shetland. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help) N/A checkY checkY
Graham, John J. (2010) [1979]. Shetland ForWirds https://www.shetlanddialect.org.uk/john-j-grahams-shetland-dictionary-intro. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) 1979 checkY
Hibbert, Samuel (1822). A Description of the Shetland Islands, Comprising an Account of their Geology, Scenery, Antiquities, and Superstitions (1st ed.). Edinburgh: Archibald Constable and Co – via the Internet Archive. 1822 checkY checkY checkY checkY
Jack, William (1999) [1794]. Sinclair, Sir John (ed.). "Northmaven". The Statistical Account of Scotland Drawn up from the Communications of the Ministers of the Different Parishes. 12 (27). University of Edinburgh, University of Glasgow: Edinburgh: William Creech. OCLC 1045293275 – via The Statistical Accounts of Scotland online service. 1794 checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY
Jakobsen, Jakob (1928) [1921]. An etymological dictionary of the Norn language in Shetland. Printed by S. L. Møller, Copenhagen. Foreword by Anna Horsböl, née Jakobsen. Originally published in Danish as Etymologisk ordbog over det norröne sprog på Shetland. Reprinted Lerwick: The Shetland Folk Society, 1985. (1st ed.). Shaftesbury Avenue, London: David Nutt (A. G. Berry) – via the Internet Archive. 1921 checkY
Jakobsen, Jakob (1897). The dialect and place names of Shetland; two popular lectures (Lecture). Cornell University Library. Lerwick: Lerwick, T. & J. Manson. LCCN 03002186 – via the Internet Archive. 1897 checkY checkY
Manson's Shetland Almanac and County Directory for 1892. Lerwick: T. & J. Manson. 1892. OCLC 1049675854 – via the Internet Archive. 1892 checkY checkY checkY checkY
Manson's Shetland Almanac and Directory for 1906. Lerwick: T. & J. Manson. 1906. OCLC 1049692989 – via the Internet Archive. 1906 checkY checkY checkY checkY
Munch, Peter Andreas (1850). "Geographical elucidations of the Scottish and Irish local names occurring in the Sagas". Mémoires de la Société royale des antiquaires du nord. 1845–1849. Translated by G. Stephens. Copenhagen. OCLC 762490444. Retrieved 2019-08-11 – via Google Books. 1850 checkY checkY
Neill, Patrick (1806). 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. Edinburgh: A. Constable and company. LCCN 03028711. OCLC 645174468 – via the Internet Archive. 1806 checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY
Smith, Tom; Jex, Chris (2007). The Northern Isles: Orkney and Shetland Sea Kayaking. Caernarfon, Wales: Pesda Press. ISBN 9781906095000. OCLC 1023254263. 2007 checkY
Teit, James Alexander (1918). "Water-Beings in Shetlandic Folk-Lore, as Remembered by Shetlanders in British Columbia". Journal of American Folklore. 31 (120): 180–201. doi:10.2307/534874. JSTOR 534874 – via JSTOR. checkY
Tønnessen, Johan Nicolay; Johnsen, Arne Odd (1982). The History of Modern Whaling. University of California Press. pp. 88–92, 250–. ISBN 978-0-520-03973-5. 1982 checkY checkY checkY
Williamson, Rachel Anne (2006). "Welcome to HEARD". www.heard.shetland.co.uk.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) 2006 checkY checkY checkY
Wilson, John Marius (1882). The Gazetteer of Scotland. National Library of Scotland. Edinburgh: W. & A. K. Johnston. OCLC 879560090. OL 25333660M – via the Internet Archive. 1882 checkY checkY
Canmore https://canmore.org.uk/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) N/A checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY
Dictionary of the Scots Language. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. 2004 http://www.dsl.ac.uk/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) N/A checkY
Shetland News https://www.shetnews.co.uk/. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) N/A checkY
. Shetland OS Name Books, 1877-1878. Ordnance Survey https://scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/digital-volumes/ordnance-survey-name-books/shetland-os-name-books-1877-1878/ – via ScotlandsPlaces. {{cite book}}: Missing or empty |title= (help) 1877-1878 checkY checkY
The Shetland Times https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) N/A checkY
The Wrecksite https://www.wrecksite.eu/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) N/A checkY checkY checkY checkY
Maps
Year
Blaeu, Willem Janszoon; Blaeu, Joan (1654). Orcadum et Schetlandiae Insularum accuratissima descriptio [An accurate description of the Isles of Orkney and Shetland] (Map) (in Latin). Amsterdam: Blaeu. p. 139 – via the National Library of Scotland. 1654
Bruce, John (1745). Nieuwe paskaard van Hitland met de daar Omleggende Eylanden na de Nieuwe Aftekening Gemaakt by den Lofwaarden en Onvermoeyden Hit en Zeeman Ian Bruyst, wonende op Whalsay te Sambisterhuys, de Afpeylinge en Zeylaagien in alle Baayen en Plaatzen zyn door hem zelfs gedaan en om der zelver Nuttigheyt int Licht gebragt diir Reinier en Josua Ottens Kaartverkopers te Amsterdam [New Shetland map with the surrounding islands, drawn by the praiseworthy and indefatigable Shetlander and seaman John Bruce, living in the isle of Whalsay at Symbister House, near the small sand bay, showing all the observations, gauges and sailing-routes in all bays and places there made by himself and for the sake of usefulness supports director Reinier and Josua Ottens map sellers in Amsterdam] (Map) (in Dutch). Shetland: Reinier en Josua Ottens Kaartverkopers te Amsterdam – via the National Library of Scotland. 1745
Collins, Greenvile (1693). The East Coast of Scotland with the Isles of Orkney and Shetland (Map) – via the National Library of Scotland. 1693
Van Keulen, Gerard (1730). Het Eyland Hitland met Zyn onderhoorige Eylanden : Wort by de Engelsche Shetland genaamt [The island of Hitland with its subordinate islands named by the English Shetland] (Map) (in Dutch). Amsterdam: Johannes van Keulen – via the National Library of Scotland. 1730
Van Keulen, Johannes (1682). Paskaart vande noord cust van Schotland als mede de eylanden van Hitlandt en Fero. Naaukeuring opgestelt en van veel fouten verbetert ... (Map) (in Dutch). Amsterdam: Johannes van Keulen – via the National Library of Scotland. 1682
Moll, Herman (1745). The Islands of Shetland (Map). London: Bowles and Bowles – via the National Library of Scotland. 1745
Mount, J; Page, T (1715). A new chart of the sea coast of Scotland with the islands thereof (Map). London: Mount & Page – via the National Library of Scotland. 1715
Preston, Thomas (1781). A new hydrographical survey of the islands of Shetland (Map). London: R. Sayer and J. Bennett – via the National Library of Scotland. 1781