The history of the ancient and present state of the navigation of the port of King's-Lyn, and of Cambridge, and the rest of the trading-towns in those parts: And of the Navigable Rivers that have their Course through the Great-Level of the Fens, called Bedford Level. Also The History of the Ancient and Present State of Draining in that Level, in the Province of Marshland, and the Hundreds and Parts adjacent. From Authentick Records, and Ancient Manuscripts; and from Observations and Surveys carefully made upon the Spot these Three Years last past. With the method propos'd for draining the the said fens, and amending the harbour of Lyn: by Col. John Armstrong, chief Engineer of England. Illustrated with maps [electronic resource].
1725
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The history of the ancient and present state of the navigation of the port of King's-Lyn, and of Cambridge, and the rest of the trading-towns in those parts: And of the Navigable Rivers that have their Course through the Great-Level of the Fens, called Bedford Level. Also The History of the Ancient and Present State of Draining in that Level, in the Province of Marshland, and the Hundreds and Parts adjacent. From Authentick Records, and Ancient Manuscripts; and from Observations and Surveys carefully made upon the Spot these Three Years last past. With the method propos'd for draining the the said fens, and amending the harbour of Lyn: by Col. John Armstrong, chief Engineer of England. Illustrated with maps [electronic resource].
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London : printed by J. Roberts, for the author: sold by Charles Harwick, at Lyn; Will. Thurlbourn, at Cambridge; Gotobed East, at Ely; Richard Standfast, in Westminster-Hall. [London], MDCCXXV. [1725]
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Great Britain -- England -- London.
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English
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[12],148p.,plates : maps ; 2⁰.
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The dedication signed: Tho. Badeslade.
With a list of subscribers.
The appendix begins on p. 109 with 'The report of Col. Armstrong, .. '.
Variant 1: dedication to Robert Walpole and imprint "Cotobed"; variant 2: dedication to Wriothesly, Duke of Bedford and imprint "Cotobed"; variant 3: dedication to Henry, Earl of Lincoln and imprint "Gotobed".
Reproduction of original from British Library.
With a list of subscribers.
The appendix begins on p. 109 with 'The report of Col. Armstrong, .. '.
Variant 1: dedication to Robert Walpole and imprint "Cotobed"; variant 2: dedication to Wriothesly, Duke of Bedford and imprint "Cotobed"; variant 3: dedication to Henry, Earl of Lincoln and imprint "Gotobed".
Reproduction of original from British Library.
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Hanson, 3496
Goldsmiths', 6399
English Short Title Catalog, T114401.
Goldsmiths', 6399
English Short Title Catalog, T114401.
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Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
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