Petty, Sir William (1623-1687)

Another Essay in Politicall Arithmetick concerning the Growth of the citty of London with the Measures, Periods, Causes and consequences thereof 1682 ... London. Printed by H.H. for Marke Pardoe ... 1683. Observations upon the Dublin Bills of Mortality MDCLXXXI and the State of that City ... London. Printed for Marke Pardoe ... 1683. The 9 ll. at the end contain an essay 'De la second guerre Punique' by another and somewhat later hand. A contemporary transcript.

c. 1690

1 volume 54 pp. + 4 bl. ll. + 1 l. + 11 pp. + 10 ll.(last 4 bl.). + 9 ll. + 27 bl. ll. Original calf binding, one cover wanting. Some leaves have been cut out at the end of the English works.

Purchased 1899.

A copy photograph of a table of statistics of 17th century births and deaths in London is held by Wellcome Images as L0049734

Database description transcribed from S.A.J. Moorat, Catalogue of Western Manuscripts on Medicine and Science in the Wellcome Historical Medical Library (London: Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, 1962-1973).