The Trade and Navigation of Great-Britain considered: shewing, that the surest way for a nation to increase in riches, is to prevent the importation of such foreign commodities as may be raised at home. That this kingdom is capable of raising within itself, and its colonies, materials for employing all our poor in those manufactures, which we now import from such of our neighbours who refuse the admission of ours. Some account of the commodities each country we trade with takes from us, and what we take from them; with observations on the balance. The sixth edition.

GEE, Joshua.

Verlag: Glasgow: printed by William Duncan Junior. 1755, 1755

[16], 166pp. 8vo. Contemporary mottled calf, neatly rebacked, raised bands, red morocco label; boards rather crazed & rubbed. Later owner's name on f.e.p. ESTC N13801. First published in 1729 Gee provided an overview of British trade both historically and by national areas, with comments on distinct problems of trade (for example devoting chapter 12 to 'French fashions pernicious to England'). The main part of the work focused on resolving the problems regarding colonial labour. One solution he offered was the transport of domestic convicts, the poor and unemployed, also creating free ports at Gibraltar and Port Mahon. In addition, he encouraged foreign import-replacing production in the plantations. 'Gee was born in 1667, probably in London, and died there in 1730. Little is known of his background, but by 1700 he had built up a thriving mercantile business and was trading with the American colonies. A Quaker, he was friendly with William Penn and was one of the seven mortgagees who helped rescue the colony of Pennsylvania when Penn ran into financial difficulties. He was also in partnership with Augustine Washington, father of the future American president; in 1718, Gee and Washington were partners in a company called Principio, which aimed to exploit iron ore resources in Maryland and, later, Virginia. It may be assumed that Gee had wide commercial interests in America and the West Indies.' Ref: The Biographical Dictionary of British Economists. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 83417

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Titel: The Trade and Navigation of Great-Britain ...
Verlag: Glasgow: printed by William Duncan Junior. 1755
Erscheinungsdatum: 1755
Einband: Hardcover