An answer, paragraph by paragraph, to * A report of the present state of the great level of the Fens, . call'd Bedford-Level, and of the port of Lynn, and of the River Ouse, &c. And also * to a scheme propos'd by Mr. Charles Bridgman, for the effectual draining those Fens, [...] Drawn from authentick testimonies [...] and from a survey made in the years 1723, 1724.
Colonel John Armstrong (1674-1742)
Category
Books
Date
1724
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 3048092
Summary
Bibliographic description
[1],14,14,15-17p.,plate . map . fol... Not identified in 1768 catalogue. Bound with two other works on the same subject. Imperfect: wanting plate.. Provenance: Bookplate on front pastedown: Armorial, Grey and Booth quarterings impaling Cavendish-Bentinck: George Harry Grey, 5th earl of Stamford & 1st earl of Warrington (2nd cr.) (1737-1819).. Binding: half calf, marbled paper; red vertical spine label: 'Canals'.
Makers and roles
Colonel John Armstrong (1674-1742) Charles Bridgeman (d.1738)