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1789 John Knox : View of the British Empire / Scotland / Fisheries / Canals
1789 John Knox : View of the British Empire / Scotland / Fisheries / Canals
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A View of the British Empire
More especially Scotland; with some proposals for the Improvement of that Country, the extension of its Fisheries, and the relief of the People
By John Knox
Printed for J Walter, et al, London, 1789. Fourth Edition. Thick 8vo in recent binding. pp xl, 670, iv.
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A good copy of the fourth edition. The binding is recent and remains good. All contents present and pages clean throughout.
A treatise by the successful expatriate Scots bookseller John Knox (1720-1790) which arguedunderstandably that transport links in the highlands had to be improved, and advocated the construction of what became the Crinan and Caledonian canals. Knox was also deeply concerned with the fishing industry and successfully advocated numerous policies to promote it in Scotland, including establishing fishing stations in the Highlands and Islands.
More especially Scotland; with some proposals for the Improvement of that Country, the extension of its Fisheries, and the relief of the People
By John Knox
Printed for J Walter, et al, London, 1789. Fourth Edition. Thick 8vo in recent binding. pp xl, 670, iv.
CONDITION
A good copy of the fourth edition. The binding is recent and remains good. All contents present and pages clean throughout.
A treatise by the successful expatriate Scots bookseller John Knox (1720-1790) which arguedunderstandably that transport links in the highlands had to be improved, and advocated the construction of what became the Crinan and Caledonian canals. Knox was also deeply concerned with the fishing industry and successfully advocated numerous policies to promote it in Scotland, including establishing fishing stations in the Highlands and Islands.
