Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 The interests of Great Britain considered...[with]Observations on the Increase..
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06065 Author/Creator: Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 Place Written: London, England Type: Book Date: 1760 Pagination: [2] 58 p. 20.9 x 13.5 cm Order a Copy
[title continued] "... with regard to her colonies, and the Acquisitions of Canada and Guadaloupe, to which are added, observations concerning the increase of mankind, peopling of countries, etc." Printed by T. Beckett. 8vo. Franklin argues for the retention of Canada to safeguard the British colonies on the mainland, rather than more wealthy lands like Guadaloupe. Franklin's "Observations on the Increase of Mankind" first mentioned the doubling of America's population that Thomas Malthus used for his "Essay on Population." Sabin 35450, Lande 254, JCB 1:1253 and Ford 268.
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