Perhaps you should try some spelling variations:
reef history » brief history, reeves history, reef fishery
ref history » brief history, bief history, imf history
2c public » 2 public, 21 public, 20 public
c public » 2 public, 5 public, 7 public
23 great » 3 great, 13 great, 23 green
24 1688 » 4 1688, 28 1688, 1624 1688
2 1688 » 4 1688, 5 1688, b 1688

Try widening your search to All Fields.

You may be able to get more results by adjusting your search query.

• If you are trying to use Boolean operators, they must be ALL CAPS: %22finance%((2c public) OR (c public)) %23 great britain %((ref history) OR (reef history)) %((((22 1688) OR (24 1688))) OR (((2 1688) OR (_ 1688))))-1815%22.
• The words AND, OR and NOT may confuse the search; try adding quotes: "%22finance%((2c public) OR (c public)) %23 great britain %((ref history) or (reef history)) %((((22 1688) or (24 1688))) or (((2 1688) or (_ 1688))))-1815%22".
• Adding a wildcard symbol may retrieve word variants: %22finance%((2c public) OR (c public)) %23 great britain %((ref history) or (reef history)) %((((22 1688) or (24 1688))) or (((2 1688) or (_ 1688))))-1815%22*.