The Thames: Or Graphic Illustrations of Seats, Villas, Public Buildings, and Picturesque Scenery, on the Banks of that Noble River |
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... part of the common , is just sufficient to divide the extensive prospect in these distinct pictures , which contain the leading features , or character of the country , through which the Thames flows from its source to Faringdon .
... part of the common , is just sufficient to divide the extensive prospect in these distinct pictures , which contain the leading features , or character of the country , through which the Thames flows from its source to Faringdon .
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The Library is a noble room ; and , among its valuable collection of books contains all the drawings left behind him by that great architect Sir Christopher Wren , who was some time a fellow of the College .
The Library is a noble room ; and , among its valuable collection of books contains all the drawings left behind him by that great architect Sir Christopher Wren , who was some time a fellow of the College .
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It contains the bell which is so well known by the name of Great Tom of Oxford . The great Quadrangle , of which this superb range of building forms a part , is two hundred and sixty - four by two hundred and sixty - one in the clear .
It contains the bell which is so well known by the name of Great Tom of Oxford . The great Quadrangle , of which this superb range of building forms a part , is two hundred and sixty - four by two hundred and sixty - one in the clear .
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The Church of the College is the cathedral of the diocese , which contains nothing remarkable but the stone roof and some beautiful paintings on ' glass . — The quadrangle called Peckwater , is an elegant enriched building of the Ionic ...
The Church of the College is the cathedral of the diocese , which contains nothing remarkable but the stone roof and some beautiful paintings on ' glass . — The quadrangle called Peckwater , is an elegant enriched building of the Ionic ...
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It contains the collections of Elias Ashmole , Esq . Windsor Herald in the reign of Charles the Second , and whose name it bears . It has received considerable additions since his time , and will reward the attention of the visitor .
It contains the collections of Elias Ashmole , Esq . Windsor Herald in the reign of Charles the Second , and whose name it bears . It has received considerable additions since his time , and will reward the attention of the visitor .
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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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