The Thames: Or Graphic Illustrations of Seats, Villas, Public Buildings, and Picturesque Scenery, on the Banks of that Noble River |
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It runs for about a mile , widening very considerably from the accession of several other springs , till it comes opposite to the village already named , which rises prettily on its upland situation , crowned with ...
It runs for about a mile , widening very considerably from the accession of several other springs , till it comes opposite to the village already named , which rises prettily on its upland situation , crowned with ...
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This place was far more considerable in former times than in our day ; as , in the Red Book of the Exchequer , it is recorded , that there once belonged to it a thousand and three hundred hide lands , and that it gave the name to an ...
This place was far more considerable in former times than in our day ; as , in the Red Book of the Exchequer , it is recorded , that there once belonged to it a thousand and three hundred hide lands , and that it gave the name to an ...
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The Castle was erected by Robert D'Oilie , at the command of William the Conqueror in the year 1071 ; a work of great strength and considerable extent , as appears by the massy ruins which still remain . The City , properly so called ...
The Castle was erected by Robert D'Oilie , at the command of William the Conqueror in the year 1071 ; a work of great strength and considerable extent , as appears by the massy ruins which still remain . The City , properly so called ...
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It has received considerable additions since his time , and will reward the attention of the visitor .-- The Clarendon Printing - house , which was built in the year 1711 with the profits arising from the sale of Lord Clarendon's ...
It has received considerable additions since his time , and will reward the attention of the visitor .-- The Clarendon Printing - house , which was built in the year 1711 with the profits arising from the sale of Lord Clarendon's ...
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A considerable and very fine collection of pictures enhance its decoration ; among which are those of the following distinguished masters : -- Annibal Caracci , Murillo , Claude Lorrain , Albano , Guido , Salvator Rosa , Nicolo Poussin ...
A considerable and very fine collection of pictures enhance its decoration ; among which are those of the following distinguished masters : -- Annibal Caracci , Murillo , Claude Lorrain , Albano , Guido , Salvator Rosa , Nicolo Poussin ...
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| Title | The Thames: Or Graphic Illustrations of Seats, Villas, Public Buildings, and Picturesque Scenery, on the Banks of that Noble River Volume 1 of The Thames; Or, Graphic Illustrations of Seats, Villas, Public Buildings, and Picturesque Scenery, on the Banks of that Noble River, William Bernard Cooke |
| Author | Samuel Owen |
| Illustrated by | William Bernard Cooke, Samuel Owen |
| Publisher | Vernor, Hood and Sharpe, 1811 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | Oct 20, 2007 |
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