Tour Thro' the whole Island of Great Britain Vol 2 (Document ID: 100803)
Halifax pages of Defoe's tour of England and Wales in 1700s describing social conditions.
Author: Daniel Defoe
Date: 1726
Location: Halifax
Format: Topographical Survey
Document ID: 100803
Library ID: 914.2DEF
Daniel Defoe's book records his journey through Great Britain and describes the working and living conditions of the labouring classes he found on his travels, as well as giving topographical details of the towns he visited. These pages describe his views of Halifax and the Calder valley and include his comments on Coals and Running Water, and Cloth Stealers in Halifax. Also included is a map of the West Riding of Yorkshire from the 1700s (page 10).
For the title page of Defoe's 1700s tour of England and Wales. See 100801.
For a map of Yorkshire accompanying Defoe's 1700s tour of England and Wales. See 100802.
