General View of the Agriculture of the North Riding of Yorkshire, with Observations on the Means of Its Improvements.
London. Printed by W. Bulmer and Co. 1794. Hardcover. 4to. 24.5cm, 120p., frontis hand coloured map, 2 plates, text figures, rebound with quarter marbled backed marbled boards, paper labels on spine & upper cover, fine condition (scn). ~ Part of a study of agriculture of the whole of Yorkshire (later published in 1800) but complete in itself on the North Riding. A land surveyor of York, John Tuke had surveyed the whole of Yorkshire ("Map of the County of York" 1787) and saw the need for a study of the agriculture of the County. The included topographical hand coloured map of the North Riding is an example of Tuke's fine work. A proof copy, "printed and circulated for the purpose merely of procuring additional information, and enabling every one, to contribute his mite, to the improvement of his country." Fine. Item #38442
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