Adam Smith Image, Title: The Author of The Wealth of nations / Kay, fecit. Creator(s): Kay, John, 1742-1826, engraver. Date Created/Published: [Edinburgh] : John Kay, 1790. Medium: 1 print : engraving. Summary: Full-length standing profile portrait of Adam Smith pointing at book on small table. Reproduction Number: LC-USZ62-101759 (b&w film copy neg.)
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Call Number: PC 3 - 1790 - Author of The Wealth of nations [P&P] Notes: Forms part of : British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress) Subjects: Smith, Adam,--1723-1790.
Format: Engravings--British--1790. Portrait prints--British--1790. Collections: Cartoon Prints, British.
Adam Smith, the celebrated author of ' an Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of nations,' was born in the town of Kirkcaldy on the 5th of June 1723. His father, at an early period of life, practised as a writer to the signet in Edinburgh, and officiated as private secretary to the Earl of Loudon, during the time his Lordship was principal secretary of state for Scotland and keeper of the great seal, but afterwards settled at Kirkcaldy, where, for some time before his death, he held the office of comptroller of the customs.
TEXT CREDIT: An inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of nations: with a life of the author. Also, a view of the doctrine of Smith compared with that of the French economists; with a method of facilitating the study of his works.
Volume 1: An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations: With a Life of the Author. Also, a View of the Doctrine of Smith Compared with that of the French Economists; with a Method of Facilitating the Study of His Works, Garnier (Germain, M.)
Authors: Adam Smith, Garnier (Germain, M.) Publisher: Creech, 1806. Original from: the New York Public Library. Digitized: Jul 20, 2009. Subjects: Business & Economics › Economics › General, Business & Economics / Economics / General, Business & Economics / Economics / Theory, Economics
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