The Third Statistical Account of Scotland - The County of Banff
Title: The Third Statistical Account of Scotland - The County of Banff
Author: Edited by Henry Hamilton
Publisher: Collins, Glasgow
Date: 1961
Hardback - 1st Edition with original dustcover. 429p with index. Illustrated with figures and b/w photographic plates. Map at rear.
Synopsis
There have been Three commissioned “ Statistical Accounts” relating to Scotland in the previous three centuries:
First (Old) Statistical Account - published 1791–1799.
Second (New) Statistical Account: Published 1834–1845
Third Statistical Account: Published from 1951–1992In the words of the original commissioner of the first Statistical accounts Sir john Sinclair wrote: "by statistical is meant...an enquiry into the state of a country for the purpose of ascertaining the quantum of happiness enjoyed by its inhabitants and the means of its future improvement".
The County of Banff was formed from the Northern coastline of the Moray Firth down to the Cairngorms in the South and ceased to be used for local government purposes in 1975. This account provides individual reports on the 22 parishes that make up the County as well as a section on the county as a whole that deals with history, roads, railways, education , health and housing as well as providing a vivid picture of the wealth of the county's industries - agriculture, fishing, forestry, tourism and distilling.
Condition Notes
This book is in excellent condition with a tidy original dustcover in a protective cover. Inside the pages are bright and clean throughout with the map of the County attached at the rear of the book.
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