The Thames: Or, Graphic Illustrations of Seats, Villas, Public Buildings and Picturesque Scenery on the Banks of that Noble River, Volume 1 |
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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 navigation , 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 navigation , 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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THE view of this beautiful spot is taken from the bottom . 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 island ...
THE view of this beautiful spot is taken from the bottom . 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 island ...
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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 The Thames: Or, Graphic Illustrations of Seats, Villas, Public Buildings and Picturesque Scenery on the Banks of that Noble River, William Bernard Cooke |
| Author | William Bernard Cooke |
| Publisher | Vernor, Hood & Sharpe and W.B. Cooke, 1811 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | Mar 28, 2007 |
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