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 ... With the method propos'd for draining the said fens, and amending the harbour of Lyn: by Col. John Armstrong, chief engineer of England ... [by T. Badeslade]. Illustrated with maps.
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printed by J. Roberts, for the author: sold by Charles Harwick, at Lyn; Will. Thurlbourn, at Cambridge; Gotobed East, at Ely; Richard Standfast, [London],
1725.
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| Notes: | 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". Bound with: A scheme for draining the Great Level of the Fens, called Bedford-Level : and for improving the navigation of Lyn-Regis ... / Thomas Badeslade. Physical description: [12],148 p.,plates : maps, plans ; 2⁰. Citations/References: Hanson, 3496 Citations/References: Goldsmiths', 6399 more |
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