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George Phillips Bevan (1829 – 1889) F.S.S., F.G.S. was a Victorian statistician, geographer and author, and the brother of William Latham Bevan.[1]

Bevan's Statistical Atlas (1882)

His Statistical Atlas was a massive tome with 45 plates, each 20×28 inches, and many statistical tables.

It provides a useful reference list of schools of the period.

The Educational Condition of the United Kingdom

These tables and map provide a useful reference to educational institutions of the 1880s, including statistical information about the following:

Publications

  • 1880 The strikes of the past ten years. Journal of the Statistical Society of London, 43(1), 35–64.
  • 1880 Tourists' Guide to the West Riding of Yorkshire ... With ... Maps.
  • 1882 The Statistical Atlas of England, Scotland and Ireland. Edinburgh & London: W. & A. K. Johnston

British Manufacturing Industries

Bevan edited a series of volumes consisting of papers on primary manufacturing and crafts in the UK. There were 15 volumes, published from 1876 to 1878.[2]

Year Volume Contents Comments
1876 1 Iron and Steel by William Mattieu Williams
Copper Smelting by John Arthur Phillips
Brass Founding, Tin Plate and Zinc Working by Walter Graham[3]
2 Metallic Mining and Collieries by Warington Wilkinson Smyth
Coal by Alexander Galletly
Building Stones by Edward Hull
Explosive Compounds by William Mattieu Williams[4]
3 Guns, Nails, Locks, Wood Screws, Railway Bolts and Spikes, Buttons, Pins, Needles, Saddlery and Electroplate by William Costen Aitken
Pens and Papier-mâché by G. Lindsey[5]
4 Acids, Alkalies, Soda, Ammonia and Soap by Arthur Herbert Church
Oils and Candles by William Mattieu Williams
Gas and Lighting by Robert Hogarth Patterson[6]
5 Wool, and its Applications by Thomas Croxen Archer
Flax and Linen by William Thomas Charley
Cotton by Isaac Watts
Silk by B. F. Cobb
6 Hosiery and Lace by William Felkin
Carpets by Christopher Dresser
Dyeing and Bleaching by T. Sims[7]
7 Pottery by Joseph François Leon Arnoux
Glass and Silicates by Frederick Settle Barff
Furniture and Woodwork by John Hungerford Pollen[8]
8 Paper by Thomas Croxen Archer
Printing and Bookbinding by Joseph Hatton
Engraving by Samuel Davenport
Toys by George Christopher Trout Bartley[9][10]
9 Tobacco by John Dunning
Hides and Leather by Janes Collins
Gutta Percha and Indiarubber by James Collins
Fibres and Cordage by Peter Lund Simmonds[11]
10 Shipbuilding by Bedford Pim
Telegraphy by Robert Sabine
Agricultural Machinery by John Wrightson
Railways and Tramways by Daniel Kinnear Clark[12]
11 Jewellery by George Wallis
Gold Working by Charles Boutell
Watches and Clocks by Frederick James Britten
Musical Instruments by Edward Francis Rimbault
Cutlery by Frederick Callis[13]
12 Salt, Preservation of Food, Bread and Biscuits by John Jackson Manley
Sugar Refining by Charles Haughton Gill
Butter and Cheese by Morgan Evans
Brewing, Distilling by Thomas Alexander Pooley[14]
13 Bevan, The Industrial Classes and Industrial Statistics.[15]
14 Bevan, The Industrial Classes and Industrial Statistics.[15]
1877 15 Horticulture by Frederick William Thomas Burbidge[15]

References

  1. ^ Lee, Sidney, ed. (1912). "Bevan, William Latham" . Dictionary of National Biography (2nd supplement). Vol. 1. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
  2. ^ "A dictionary of the economic products of India, Volume 1". Archive.org. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
  3. ^ "British manufacturing industries". Archive.org. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
  4. ^ "British manufacturing industries". Archive.org. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
  5. ^ "British manufacturing industries". Archive.org. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
  6. ^ "British manufacturing industries". Archive.org. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
  7. ^ "British manufacturing industries". Archive.org. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
  8. ^ "British manufacturing industries". Archive.org. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
  9. ^ British manufacturing industries (1876), archive.org
  10. ^ Joanne Shattock (1999). The Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature: 1800-1900. Cambridge University Press. p. xxxiii. ISBN 978-0-521-39100-9.
  11. ^ "British manufacturing industries". Archive.org. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
  12. ^ "British manufacturing industries". Archive.org. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
  13. ^ "British manufacturing industries". Archive.org. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
  14. ^ "British manufacturing industries". Archive.org. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
  15. ^ a b c "British manufacturing industries. Ed. by G. Phillips Bevan. [electronic resource] - Version details - Trove". Trove.nla.gov.au. Retrieved 2015-11-18.

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