Exeter (1830)
William Deeble
| Repository | Library | Shelf |
|---|---|---|
| Devon | West Country Studies | M SC0937 |
| Devon | PLY | I/S |
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SC0937
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CD 15 DVD 3
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Chope, R. Pearse (ed.) Early tours in Devon and Cornwall. Exeter: James G. Commin, 1918. p 107.The travels of Count Cosmo III., Grand Duke of Tuscany, through England by Count L. Magalotti 1669.Exeter, the capital of the county of Devonshire, is a small city, situated on the river Isca, about ten miles from the sea. The river there empties itself into a large bay, up which the largest vessels, even those of three hundred tons burden, can pass safely as far as Topsham, a village three miles from Exeter; whence merchandize is conveyed in smaller boats up to the city. The advantage of this commerce is very great; about thirty thousand persons being continually employed in the county, in making baize and different sorts of light cloth. It is sold to all parts, being sent to the West Indies, Spain, France, and Italy; but the greater part goes into the Levant. The very best cloth is also made, both for home consumption and for exportation; but the trade in this is not considerable in comparison with the other.[Text may be taken from a different source or edition than that listed as the source by Somers Cocks.]
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1830