Joseph Robson was an 18th-century stonemason, surveyor and author, best known for writing about the decades he spent constructing forts for the Hudson's Bay Company. (From Wikipedia) More about Joseph Robson:
| | Books by Joseph Robson: Additional books by Joseph Robson in the extended shelves: Robson, Joseph: An account of six years residence in Hudson's Bay from 1733 to 1736 and 1744 to 1747 (Printed for J. Payne and J. Bouquet ... [and 3 others], 1752) (page images at HathiTrust) Robson, Joseph: An account of six years residence in Hudson's-Bay from 1733 to 1736, and 1744 to 1747 : containing a variety of facts, observations and discoveries, tending to shew, I. the vast importance of the countries about Hudson's-Bay to Great Britain ... II. the interested view of the Hudson's-Bay Company ... : to which is added an appendix, containing, I. a short history of the discovery of Hudson's-Bay ... the whole illustrated by a draught of Churchill-River, and plans of York-Fort, and Prince of Wales's Fort (Printed for T. Jeffreys ..., 1759) (page images at HathiTrust) Robson, Joseph: The British mars containing several schemes and inventions, to be practised by land or sea against the enemies of Great Britain, shewing more plainly, the great advantage Britain has over other nations, by being masters at sea ... to which is added, an appendix, containing a scheme for manning the British navy ... (Printed for the author, and sold by William Flaxney ..., 1763) (page images at HathiTrust)
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