Oakford Bridge, on the Exe (1824)
D. Havell
| Repository | Library | Shelf |
|---|---|---|
| Devon | West Country Studies | O SC1798 |
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SC1798
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CD 28 DVD 4
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Scope and Content
Vancouver, Charles. General view of the agriculture of the county of Devon; with observations on the means of its improvement. London: Richard Phillips, 1808. Chap. III. p. 99.BRIDGES, Not belonging to the public roads, are generally kept in very good repair by the different parishes; the road-surveyor, or way-warden of which, always takes care that such communications, for foot and horse travellers, are sufficiently numerous, and also in a condition to ensure a safe and ready passage through the country. These are points highly necessary to be attended to in all places, but no where do they call for such constant watchfulness and care, as in a country abounding with so many narrow vallies, occasionally covered with a considerable depth of water, rising and falling in the course of a few hours.[Text may be taken from a different source or edition than that listed as the source by Somers Cocks.]
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Format
Aquatint
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312x450mm
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Dates
1824