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The British fishery recommended to Parliament. [electronic resource] : Shewing the great importance of it to the trade and navigation of this kingdom: what has been formerly done, and what is still wanting for its encouragement: why it has hitherto miscarry'd, and how we may succeed in it beyond all other nations. With an exact map of the coasts of Great Britain; in which, all the fishing stations, and those parts where the Dutch fleets fish for herrings, are describ'd

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Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Publication date: 1734.
Call number: 623795
Creator: Grant, Francis(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased from; Bernard Quaritch Ltd,
Dimensions: 20 cm (8vo)
Associated people: Millar, Andrew, (1705-1768,); Wilford, John, (active 1716-1742,)
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