Arthur Dobbs Esquire, 1689-1765: Surveyor-General of Ireland, Prospector and Governor of North Carolina

This book reappraises the fourth royal governor of North Carolina, one-time surveyor-general of Ireland, known for his pamphlets on Irish and colonial economics and for his geographer's interest in the Northwest Passage. Dobbs is presented as a man with ideas in advance of his time.

Originally published in 1957.

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Author: Desmond Clarke
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Published: 09/22/2011
Pages: 232
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.40w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9780807878316