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Author Wheeler, W. H. (William Henry), 1832-1915.

Title A history of the fens of South Lincolnshire : being a description of the rivers Witham and Welland and their estuary, and an account of the reclamation, drainage, and enclosure of the fens adjacent thereto / by W.H. Wheeler
Edition 2nd ed., greatly enl
Published Boston : J.M. Newcomb, [1896?]

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Description 1 online resource (1 volume (various pagings)) : illustrations, fol. maps
Series Making of the Modern World, Part IV: 1800-1890
Making of the Modern World, Part IV: 1800-1890
Summary This title starts with the early history of the Fens and moves through the origin and constitution of the Court of Sewers, on to all the different parishes and districts, and finishes with more general chapters on geology and water supply, natural history, etc. There are also 8 appendices
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
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Subject Drainage -- Great Britain
Reclamation of land -- Great Britain -- Lincolnshire
Drainage
Reclamation of land
Travel
SUBJECT Fens, The (England) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh87000729
Lincolnshire (England) -- Description and travel
Subject England -- The Fens
England -- Lincolnshire
Great Britain
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780727750358
0727750356