An abridged statistical history of Scotland, illustrative of the physical, industrial, moral, and social aspects, and civil and religious institutions, from the most authentic sources, arranged parochially with biographical, historical, and descriptive notices
Dawson, James Hooper1853
Books, Manuscripts
Main title:
Author:
Dawson, James Hooper, author
Imprint:
Edinburgh : W. H. Lizars, 1853.
Collation:
lix, 1088 pages : tables, map (folded colour) ; 22 cm.
Contents:
Includes statistics on : Agriculture -- Mines and minerals -- Fisheries -- Woollen manufacture -- Cotton manufacture -- Linen manufacture -- Silk factories -- Hardware -- Leather manufacture -- Glass manufacture --Paper mills --Print works -- The book trade -- Newspapers -- Distilleries -- Soap manufacture -- Sugar refining -- Commerce -- Shipping -- Roads, canals and railways -- Banks -- Population and vital statistics -- Civil government -- Revenue -- Income tax -- House tax -- Courts of justice -- Ecclestical statistics -- Education statistics -- Literature and science -- Crime -- Poor laws.
Local class:
LC941.3914.11
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
1789910
