9781108070324 - A Collection of the Laws which Form the Constitution of the Bedford Level Corporation - Volume 2 (Cambridge Library Collection - Technology) von Wells, Samuel (4 Ergebnisse)

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Zustand: New. Published 1828-30, this two-volume work provides documentation and historical information relating to a remarkable swathe of eastern England. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Technology. Num Pages: 824 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1244. . 2014. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 824 pages. 8.98x6.06x2.20 inches. In Stock.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Much of eastern England is below sea level, resulting in wide swathes of marshland that are easily flooded. In the seventeenth century, the Bedford Level Corporation was set up by Francis Russell, fourth earl of Bedford, in order to manage the drainage of the Great Level of the Fens, which became known as the Bedford Level and is the largest region of fenland in eastern England. Between 1828 and 1830, Samuel Wells, the corporation's registrar, published his well-documented history of the Bedford Level and the attempts made at various points to clear it of water using a variety of methods, from earthworks raised by the Romans to the strategies of Sir Cornelius Vermuyden and the eventual introduction of steam-powered technology. Volume 2, published in 1828, contains the necessary documents and appendices for the proper understanding of Volume 1, which appeared two years later.