DUBOURDIEU, Rev. John. Statistical Survey of the County of Antrim

Dublin: Graisberry, 1812. pp. (1) xxiii, [1], 630, 112. Modern black cloth, title in gilt on black morocco label on spine. Map repaired. Inoffensive waterstain to some plates. Several old stamps and faint blind-stamp of Mercantile Library. A very good copy. Very scarce. The Royal Dublin Society was founded in 1731 for “Improving Husbandry, Manufactures, and other useful Arts and Sciences”. One of its greatest achievements was the publication of the statistical surveys for each of the counties of Ireland. The work thoroughly surveys the topography of the counties, its geology, mines, quarries; its rivers, navigations, fish and fisheries; bogs and their reclamation; its agriculture ... markets, farming methods ... tenure and rents, population, towns and their developments ... use of spirits; the schools, manufacturing industry, roads and bridges, etc.

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