The History of the Drainage of the Great Level of the Fens, Called Bedford Level - Volume 1 : With the Constitution and Laws of the Bedford Level Corporation
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Samuel Wells
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Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Cambridge Library Collection - Technology
ISBN-10
1108070310
ISBN-13
9781108070317
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Nov 20th, 2014
Print length
860 Pages
Weight
1,286 grams
Dimensions
22.80 x 15.50 x 5.10 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 1, published in 1830, contains a historical account of the area and of the commission set up to address the perennial problem of flooding.
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