The Thames: Or Graphic Illustrations of Seats, Villas, Public Buildings, and Picturesque Scenery, on the Banks of that Noble River |
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CRICKLADE Is an ancient borough town , in the county of Wilts , situate on the upper part of the Thames , and where that river becomes navigable for vessels of a small tonnage . By some writers it has been called Greekislade ...
CRICKLADE Is an ancient borough town , in the county of Wilts , situate on the upper part of the Thames , and where that river becomes navigable for vessels of a small tonnage . By some writers it has been called Greekislade ...
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These weirs , which are very frequent in the upper part of the Thames , and give a very pleasing variety to it , are artificial dams , or banks , carried across the river , in order to pen up the water to a certain height , for the ...
These weirs , which are very frequent in the upper part of the Thames , and give a very pleasing variety to it , are artificial dams , or banks , carried across the river , in order to pen up the water to a certain height , for the ...
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sary appendages to the upper division of the Thames nari . gation , and possesses a full proportion of the landscape effect which has just been described : it is a scene where the eye , satiated with the glare of extensive prospect ...
sary appendages to the upper division of the Thames nari . gation , and possesses a full proportion of the landscape effect which has just been described : it is a scene where the eye , satiated with the glare of extensive prospect ...
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The upper part is fitted up with . book - cases , columns , & c . of oak , and for beauty of effect , as well as appropriate accommodation , can scarce be exceeded . The rooms below contain the collection of pictures bequeathed to the ...
The upper part is fitted up with . book - cases , columns , & c . of oak , and for beauty of effect , as well as appropriate accommodation , can scarce be exceeded . The rooms below contain the collection of pictures bequeathed to the ...
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2 The view of this beautiful spot is taken from the bottoni of a wood , which declines from the upper part of the park to the banks of the Thames , which are here enlivened by two pleasing cottages : the bridge , by connecting the ...
2 The view of this beautiful spot is taken from the bottoni of a wood , which declines from the upper part of the park to the banks of the Thames , which are here enlivened by two pleasing cottages : the bridge , by connecting 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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