London Museum Docklands Library — 1800
A treatise on the commerce and police of the river Thames
Patrick Colquhoun (1745-1820) was a magistrate in th City of London. Due to the enormous loss of cargo by theft from the Port of London,the merchants resposible for the West Indies trade requested Colquhoun to look at plans for a Thames police force. He outlined his proposals in this volume, although many of the proposals were not taken up.
The book was once part of the Port of London Authority Library.
Ref. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (DNB)
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- Object ID:
- DLIB4351
- Object name:
- A treatise on the commerce and police of the river Thames
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- Colquhoun, P.
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- Production date:
- 1800
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paper
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- H 220 mm
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- 100%
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Long-term loan
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