A Collection of the Laws which Form the Constitution of the Bedford Level Corporation - Volume 2
by
Samuel Wells
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Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Cambridge Library Collection - Technology
ISBN-10
1108070329
ISBN-13
9781108070324
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Nov 20th, 2014
Print length
824 Pages
Weight
1,244 grams
Dimensions
22.80 x 15.50 x 5.00 cms
Product Classification:
Historical geographyHistorical geography
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Published in 1828–30, this two-volume work comprises a history of a remarkable swathe of eastern England, the Great Level of the Fens, as well as relevant documentation. It was originally prepared chiefly for the members of the Bedford Level Corporation by Samuel Wells, the corporation's registrar.
Much of eastern England is below sea level, resulting in wide swathes of marshland that are easily flooded. In the seventeenth century, the Bedford Level Corporation was set up by Francis Russell, fourth earl of Bedford, in order to manage the drainage of the Great Level of the Fens, which became known as the Bedford Level and is the largest region of fenland in eastern England. Between 1828 and 1830, Samuel Wells, the corporation's registrar, published his well-documented history of the Bedford Level and the attempts made at various points to clear it of water using a variety of methods, from earthworks raised by the Romans to the strategies of Sir Cornelius Vermuyden and the eventual introduction of steam-powered technology. Volume 2, published in 1828, contains the necessary documents and appendices for the proper understanding of Volume 1, which appeared two years later.
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