A Statistical Account of the British Empire Vol. 1 of 2: Exhibiting Its Extent Physical Capacities Population Industry and Civil and Religious Institutions (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from A Statistical Account of the British Empire Vol. 1 of 2: Exhibiting Its Extent Physical Capacities Population Industry and Civil and Religious Institutions<br><br>In?uenced by this feeling the author of this work submitted some years ago a proposal to the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Know ledge for the publication of a statistical account of the British empire. The Society readily and liberally agreed to it; and the work now before the reader is the fruit of that arrangement.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases an imperfection in the original such as a blemish or missing page may be replicated in our edition. We do however repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.