September's item of the month: Candid Considerations

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Location	National Maritime Museum

13 Sep 2010

September's item of the month is a book focused on the sugar trade written by the Scottish historian John Campbell and first published in 1763

The work is titled Candid and impartial considerations on the nature of the sugar trade; the comparative importance of the British and French Islands in the West-Indies: with the value and consequences of St. Lucia and Granada, truly stated: illustrated with copper plates [NMM Ref: PBF7499].

In his book, Campbell gives a brief introduction to the history of sugar and some remarkable observations on sugar commerce and the importance of promoting sugar's consumption in England.

Sonia (Information Assistant - Library)