Hints for the Improvement of the Navigation of The Severn; Comprising Information which may be applicable to other Navigations.
Rare and modern books
Thomas (Richard)
Falmouth: Printed by M. Broughham, Jun. 1816.,
Hints for the Improvement of the Navigation of The Severn; Comprising Information which may be applicable to other Navigations.
Rare and modern books
Thomas (Richard)
Falmouth: Printed by M. Broughham, Jun. 1816.,
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(Grantham,
United Kingdom)
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Details
- Author
- Thomas (Richard)
- Publishers
- Falmouth: Printed by M. Broughham, Jun. 1816.
- Keyword
- CIVIL ENGINEERING NAVIGATION The Severn Rivers Maps Charts, Cartography
Description
First edition, 8vo (210 x 140 mm), 35, [1]pp., recent quarter calf, marbled boards, morocco title label to spine. Richard Thomas (1779-1858), civil engineer and surveyor, often referred to as Richard Thomas of Falmouth. This was his first appearance in print, on the verso of the terminal leaf is an advert for ìA Chart of the Severn, On a large Scale, from an Actual Survey, Size 6 feet by 2 feet, by Richard Thomasî. The former owner of this scarce pamphlet has noted ìI have this Chart of the Severn - now with my other charts. 1890. N. W.î Skempton, 1629; Not in the British Library.
