Essays in 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 Her Majesty of Great Britain, and her neighbours of Holland, Zealand, and France. By Sir William Petty, late Fellow of the Royal Society

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• Essays in 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 Her Majesty of Great Britain, and her neighbours of Holland, Zealand, and France. By Sir William Petty, late Fellow of the Royal Society
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Imprint

London: Printed for Henry and George Mortlock, at the Phoenix in St. Paul's Church Yard, 1711.

Publication year

1711

ESTC No.

N9556

Grub Street ID

54430

Description

[4],43,[3],46-103,[2],105-139,105-139,[21],161-276p. ; 8°.

Note

Includes, each with a separate titlepage: 'Essay concerning the multiplication of mankind', 'Further observations upon the Dublin bills', 'Two essays in political arithmetick', 'Observations upon the cities of London and Rome', and 'Five essays in political arithmetic', the latter with text in French and English and with duplicate pagination.

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Between p. 46-103, the odd page numbers are on versos. - Pagination verified by D. - Verify exact title transcriptions in note