Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 The interests of Great Britain considered...[with]Observations on the Increase..

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GLC#
GLC06065
Type
Books & pamphlets
Date
1760
Author/Creator
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790
Title
The interests of Great Britain considered...[with]Observations on the Increase..
Place Written
London, England
Pagination
[2] 58 p. : Height: 20.9 cm, Width: 13.5 cm
Primary time period
Colonization and Settlement, 1585-1763
Sub-Era
The Thirteen Colonies

[title continued] "... with regard to her colonies, and the Acquisitions of Canada and Guadaloupe, to which are added, observations concerning the increase of mankind, peopling of countries, etc." Printed by T. Beckett. 8vo. Franklin argues for the retention of Canada to safeguard the British colonies on the mainland, rather than more wealthy lands like Guadaloupe. Franklin's "Observations on the Increase of Mankind" first mentioned the doubling of America's population that Thomas Malthus used for his "Essay on Population." Sabin 35450, Lande 254, JCB 1:1253 and Ford 268.

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