The Thames: Or Graphic Illustrations of Seats, Villas, Public Buildings, and Picturesque Scenery, on the Banks of that Noble River |
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Here the palace is a magnificent object , and the stream glides on between the royal Park on the one side , and the elegant country houses of Thames Ditton on the other , till it reaches the ancient county town of Kingston in Surrey .
Here the palace is a magnificent object , and the stream glides on between the royal Park on the one side , and the elegant country houses of Thames Ditton on the other , till it reaches the ancient county town of Kingston in Surrey .
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... an object that enlivens the surrounding country . The stream now acquires the breadth of about twelve yards , over which there is a foot - bridge formed by large stones laid on piles , which may be considered as the first on the ...
... an object that enlivens the surrounding country . The stream now acquires the breadth of about twelve yards , over which there is a foot - bridge formed by large stones laid on piles , which may be considered as the first on the ...
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The Steam Engine , which is a principal object in the picture , has been erected to throw water from springs below , to supply the Canal above . This Engine throws up three hogsheads at a stroke , and gives sixteen strokes in a minute .
The Steam Engine , which is a principal object in the picture , has been erected to throw water from springs below , to supply the Canal above . This Engine throws up three hogsheads at a stroke , and gives sixteen strokes in a minute .
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To the north - west , the high country about Tetbury is the distant object , and to the north is seen the lower of Cirencester , with the Oakley woods , backed by the extending sweep of the Cotswold hills . The interval is composed of ...
To the north - west , the high country about Tetbury is the distant object , and to the north is seen the lower of Cirencester , with the Oakley woods , backed by the extending sweep of the Cotswold hills . The interval is composed of ...
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Radcot bridge presents an object , not only picturesque in its appearance , and curious from its antiquity , as it is one of the oldest structures of its kind on the river , but is interesting also , from historical relation .
Radcot bridge presents an object , not only picturesque in its appearance , and curious from its antiquity , as it is one of the oldest structures of its kind on the river , but is interesting also , from historical relation .
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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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