A treatise on the commerce and police of the River Thames : containing an historical view of the trade of the port of London; And suggesting Means for preventing the Depredations thereon, by a Legislative System of river police. With an account of the functions of the various magistrates and corporations exercising jurisdiction on the river; and a general view of the penal and remedial statutes connected with the subject, By P. Colquhoun, LL.D.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Colquhoun, Patrick, 1745-1820.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Police--England--London--Early works to 1800.

Police.

Harbors--England--London--Early works to 1800.

Harbors.

Thames River (England)--Early works to 1800.

Thames River (England).

London (England)--Commerce--Early works to 1800.

London (England).

Physical Description:

1 online resource ([4],xxxiv,593,[1],609-676,[20]p.,plate,tables ) map ;

Other Title:

Treatise on the commerce and police of the River Thames

Place of Publication:

London : printed for Joseph Mawman, in the Poultry, successor to Mr. Dilly. MDCCC. (H. Baldwin and Son, printers, New Bridge-Street), [1800]

Notes:

The name and address of the printers are in square brackets.

Text complete.

In this impression, there is a colophon on p.676 bearing Baldwin's name, the index is printed by T. Gillet (colophon), and press figures include: p.xxv-6; p.5-1; p.91-6; p.322-1; p.383-2; p.414-1.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T140605.

OCLC:

656577666