The Thames: Or Graphic Illustrations of Seats, Villas, Public Buildings, and Picturesque Scenery, on the Banks of that Noble River |
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Inglesham Lock , with the Thames and Severn Canal , and Lechlade in the distance . Radcot Weir . Oxford , from Ifley . Nuneham Courtney , the seat of Earl Harcourt . Cottage and Bridge . Abingdon . Junction of the Thame and Isis .
Inglesham Lock , with the Thames and Severn Canal , and Lechlade in the distance . Radcot Weir . Oxford , from Ifley . Nuneham Courtney , the seat of Earl Harcourt . Cottage and Bridge . Abingdon . Junction of the Thame and Isis .
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... the waters of the Lech and the Coln , it becomes capable of navigating vessels from ninety to an hundred tons burthen ; and at the distance , according to the river admeasurement , of one hundred and thirtyeight miles from London .
... the waters of the Lech and the Coln , it becomes capable of navigating vessels from ninety to an hundred tons burthen ; and at the distance , according to the river admeasurement , of one hundred and thirtyeight miles from London .
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In the course of a few miles it receives the waters of the Thame , an insignificant stream , and at no great distance flows beneath the ancient bridge of Wallingford . The country through which it now runs is replete with beauty .
In the course of a few miles it receives the waters of the Thame , an insignificant stream , and at no great distance flows beneath the ancient bridge of Wallingford . The country through which it now runs is replete with beauty .
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At a small distance from the source it runs under the Akman - street Road , leading from Cirencester to Bath , and enters the parish of Kemble in the county of Wilts . It runs for about a mile , widening very considerably from the ...
At a small distance from the source it runs under the Akman - street Road , leading from Cirencester to Bath , and enters the parish of Kemble in the county of Wilts . It runs for about a mile , widening very considerably from the ...
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At the distance of near a quarter of a mile from the commencement of this subterraneous excursion , the opposite outlet towards Saperton , though as just mentioned in a direct line , is completely eclipsed by the broad glare of day ...
At the distance of near a quarter of a mile from the commencement of this subterraneous excursion , the opposite outlet towards Saperton , though as just mentioned in a direct line , is completely eclipsed by the broad glare of day ...
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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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