A sketch for the improvement of the political, commercial, and local interests of Britain : as exemplified by the inland navigations of Europe in general, and of England in particular : including details relative to the intended Stamford Junction navigation, to unite the Eastern, with the midland and western Counties of the kingdom : illustrated with a canal map /

A sketch for the improvement of the political, commercial, and local interests of Britain : as exemplified by the inland navigations of Europe in general, and of England in particular : including details relative to the intended Stamford Junction navigation, to unite the Eastern, with the midland and western Counties of the kingdom : illustrated with a canal map /

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Author / Creator:	Playfair, William, 1759-1823.
Imprint:	London : Printed for J.J. Stockdale, 1810.
Description:	vii, 141, [2] p., [1] folded leaf of plates : 1 map ; 21 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Goldsmiths'-Kress library of economic literature ; 20140. Making of the modern economy
Subject:	Commerce. Inland navigation. Inland navigation -- Great Britain. Inland navigation -- Europe. Great Britain -- Commerce. Europe. Great Britain.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5940943

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Notes:	Reproduction of original from Kress Library of Business and Economics, Harvard University. Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2005. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited to licensing agreements.

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