(BRITISH ACT OF PARLIAMENT) An Act for better Preservation o

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(BRITISH ACT OF PARLIAMENT.) An Act for better Preservation of His Majesty's Woods in America. [1], 567-579 pages. Folio, disbound. London, 1729

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As a means to protect Britain's source for sailing masts, this act from George II's first year of reign prohibited cutting down trees in New York and New Jersey with a diameter greater than 24 inches.