Political arithmetick, or A discourse concerning, the extent and value of lands : people, buildings; husbandry, manufacture, commerce, fishery, artizans, seamen, soldiers; publick revenues, interest, taxes, superlucration, registries, banks; valuation of men, increasing of seamen, of militia's, harbours, situation, shipping, power at sea, &c. As the same relates to every country in general, but more particularly to the territories of His Majesty of Great Britain, and his neighbours of Holland, Zealand, and France. By Sir William Petty, late Fellow of the Royal Society. /

Political arithmetick, or A discourse concerning, the extent and value of lands :

people, buildings; husbandry, manufacture, commerce, fishery, artizans, seamen, soldiers; publick revenues, interest, taxes, superlucration, registries, banks; valuation of men, increasing of seamen, of militia's, harbours, situation, shipping, power at sea, &c. As the same relates to every country in general, but more particularly to the territories of His Majesty of Great Britain, and his neighbours of Holland, Zealand, and France. By Sir William Petty, late Fellow of the Royal Society. /
[with a dedicatory epistle by C. Petty, Baron Shelburne].
Bibliographic Details
Main Creator: Petty, William, Sir, 1623-1687.
Contributors: Shelburne, Charles Petty, Baron, ca. 1673-1696.
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Format: Book
Language:English
Published / Created: London : printed for Robert Clavel at the Peacock, and Hen. Mortlock at the Phœnix in St. Paul's Church-yard, 1691.
Subjects:
Economics > Early works to 1800.
Great Britain > Economic conditions > Early works to 1800.
America > Description and travel > Early works to 1800.
Great Britain > Colonies > Early works to 1800.
Notes:Dedication signed: Shelborne, i.e. Charles Petty, Baron Shelburne.

The first leaf bears an order to print on verso.

Marginal notes.

Physical description: [24], 117, [3] p. ; 8⁰.

Citations/References: Wing (CD-Rom, 1996), P1933

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