DUTTON, Hely. Statistical Survey of the County of Clare, with observations on the means of improvement, drawn up by the Dublin Society

DUTTON, Hely. Statistical Survey of the County of Clare, with observations on the means of improvement, drawn up by the Dublin Society. With a folding map of the county, table and an engraved plate of a curious monument at Kilnaboy. Dublin: Printed by Graisberry and Campbell, 1808. Large post octavo. pp. xxiv, 369, 13 (appendix). Modern half brown morocco on marbled boards, title in gilt on black morocco label on spine. Ex library stamp on title barely visible. Occasional light foxing. A very good copy. Very scarce.
This work thoroughly surveys the topography of the county, 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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