Dear Historical Demographers,
We are beginning a project to improve the estimates of the population
sizes of the the world's largest cities since 1000 BCE. I am looking for
studies of pre-railroad cities (before 1830) in which we know: the
total population of the built-up area; the total area; the proportion of
the area devoted to residences; the average demographic size of households;
the number of households.
any large city before 1830 would be fine.
can you steer me toward this?
please send suggestions to Chris
Chase-Dunn