'An abstract of the ancient and present state of draining in the Great Level of the Fenns called Bedford Level', Written in about A.D. 1724 by T. Badeslade
'An abstract of the ancient and present state of draining in the Great Level of the Fenns called Bedford Level', 1724, with two maps: the dedication is signed 'Tho: Badeslade.' The Fens take in parts of Huntingdonshire and Lincolnshire, as well as Cambridgeshire.
Dates
- Creation: Written in about A.D. 1724 by T. Badeslade
Extent
42 pages
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MS. Gough Camb. 71
Other Finding Aids
Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. II, no. 17821
Custodial History
Owned by, and with the armorial bookplate of Henry Fiennes Clinton, earl of Lincoln, to whom the book is dedicated. The book is not certainly one of Gough's.
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
15 1/8 × 9 7/8 in.
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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