The Thames: Or Graphic Illustrations of Seats, Villas, Public Buildings, and Picturesque Scenery, on the Banks of that Noble River |
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Twickenham with its gardens and its meads , and Ham , scarce seen in its leafy bowers , adorn the banks of the river , till it flows beneath the lofty brow of Richmond ...
Twickenham with its gardens and its meads , and Ham , scarce seen in its leafy bowers , adorn the banks of the river , till it flows beneath the lofty brow of Richmond ...
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Nearly opposite to Magdalen College is the Physic Garden , whose gateway is of the Doric order , from a design by Inigo Jones ; nor does it derogate from his great professional name . On proceeding up the High Street , Queen's College ...
Nearly opposite to Magdalen College is the Physic Garden , whose gateway is of the Doric order , from a design by Inigo Jones ; nor does it derogate from his great professional name . On proceeding up the High Street , Queen's College ...
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It is built on a regular and uniform plan ; house answering to house , and garden to garden , on either side of the road i and though regularity is generally thonght to , and certainly does , destroy picturesque effect , nevertheless ...
It is built on a regular and uniform plan ; house answering to house , and garden to garden , on either side of the road i and though regularity is generally thonght to , and certainly does , destroy picturesque effect , nevertheless ...
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The garden part of Nuneham , and which may be considered as the pride of it , does not contain more than forty acres , but its command of country is very comprehensive , and the inlets of park scenery give an artificial extent to its ...
The garden part of Nuneham , and which may be considered as the pride of it , does not contain more than forty acres , but its command of country is very comprehensive , and the inlets of park scenery give an artificial extent to its ...
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This description comprehends the exterior features of the principal views from Nuneham , and we shall now proceed to trace the line of the garden , which , besides its own extensive beauties , gives so many charming subdivisions of the ...
This description comprehends the exterior features of the principal views from Nuneham , and we shall now proceed to trace the line of the garden , which , besides its own extensive beauties , gives so many charming subdivisions of the ...
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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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