Smuggling in relation to the Isle of Man (Postlethwayt, 1755)
- Item sets
- Sources
- Name
- Smuggling in relation to the Isle of Man (Postlethwayt, 1755)
- Description
- Extract from Malachy Postlethwayt's Dictionary of Trade and Commerce (1755) detailing the scale and mechanisms of smuggling operations from the Isle of Man, including routes, goods, vessels, revenue loss estimates, and proposed remedies. Includes a memorial from Whitehaven merchants. Highly relevant to understanding pre-Revestment smuggling economy and contemporary calls for Crown acquisition.
- Date
- 1755
- Place
- Douglas
- Peel
- Ramsey
- Whitehaven
- Isle of Man
- Ireland
- Scotland
- Great Britain
- France
- Wales
- Dublin
- Cumberland
- Lancashire
- Liverpool
- Type
- Financial Data
- Collection
- The Last Years of the Lordship
- Type
- Published Reference Work
- Date Created
- 1755
- Language
- English