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[Labelye (Charles)]

The Result of a Particular View of the North Level of the Fens Taken in August, 1745. London: Printed by C. and J. Ackers, 1748. First edition, 8vo (190 x 120 mm), 32pp., facsimile letter tipped-in, later quarter calf by Birdsall & Son, Northampton, slightly rubbed, red morocco spine label lettered in gilt. [Sold with:] ----. The Result of a View of the Great Level of the Fens, Taken at the Desire of His Grace the Duke of Bedford, &c. Governor, and the Gentlemen of the Corporation of the Fens, in July 1745.

London: Printed by George Woodfall, 1745.,

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Author
[Labelye (Charles)]
Publishers
London: Printed by George Woodfall, 1745.
Keyword
CIVIL ENGINEERING THE FENS LINCOLNSHIRE CAMBRIDGESHIRE

Description

First edition, 8vo (190 x 120 mm), vi, [2], 74pp., without the map, later quarter calf by Birdsall & Son, Northampton, slightly rubbed, red morocco spine label lettered in gilt. Charles Labelye (1705-1753) was a Swiss civil engineer and mathematician. Moving to England in the 1720s and receiving patronage from the Duke of Bedford and Earl of Pembroke, he is best known for his work on the original Westminster Bridge. He was invited by the Duke of Bedford and the Corporation of the Fens to compile a full and detailed report which was undertaken during periods of special leave granted him by the Westminster Bridge Commission. Provenance: With the armorial bookplate of Lord EsmÈ S. Gordon. Skepton, 815, 816.
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