The history of the ancient and present state of the navigation of the port of King's-Lyn, [electronic resource] : 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 proposed for draining the said fens, and amending the harbour of Lyn: by Col. John Armstrong, Chief Engineer of England. Illustrated with maps.
1766
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The history of the ancient and present state of the navigation of the port of King's-Lyn, [electronic resource] : 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 proposed for draining the said fens, and amending the harbour of Lyn: by Col. John Armstrong, Chief Engineer of England. Illustrated with maps.
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Badeslade, Thomas.
Publication Details
London : printed for L. Davis and C. Reymers, over-against Gray's-Inn Gate, Holborn; and B. White, in Fleet-Street, MDCCLXVI. [1766]
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Great Britain -- England -- London.
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English
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[8],148p.,plates : maps ; 2⁰.
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Anonymous. By Thomas Badeslade.
A reissue of the 1725 edition, with different preliminaries.
The appendix begins on p. 109 with 'The report of Col. Armstrong, ...'.
Includes index.
Reproduction of original from British Library.
A reissue of the 1725 edition, with different preliminaries.
The appendix begins on p. 109 with 'The report of Col. Armstrong, ...'.
Includes index.
Reproduction of original from British Library.
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English Short Title Catalog, T136295.
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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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