File:Ordnance Survey Drawings - Littleport, Cambridgeshire (OSD 250).jpg
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Littleport (OSD 250) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Artist |
[Yeakell, Thomas Jr.]Draughtsman |
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Title |
Ordnance Survey Drawings: Littleport, Cambridgeshire (OSD 250) |
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Object type | manuscript map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Description |
English: This drawing covers part of the Cambridgeshire fenland, an area characterised by straight, water-filled dykes dividing arable land. The New Bedford River is shown running down the middle of the sheet, almost parallel to the original Old Bedford River, taking the waters of the Great Ouse to Denver Sluice, at top right of the plan. In the 17th century, the Dutch engineer, Cornelius Vermuyden was appointed by James I to direct the drainage of the wetlands. As a result of Vermuyden's work, the fens took on a very different appearance, changing from an area of flooded marshes to one of extensively farmed agricultural land..
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Language | English | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Date |
1810 date QS:P571,+1810-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 |
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Medium | Pen and ink on paper | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Dimensions |
height: 480 mm (18.89 in); width: 350 mm (13.77 in) dimensions QS:P2048,480U174789 dimensions QS:P2049,350U174789 |
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Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q23308 |
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Accession number |
Maps OSD 250 |
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Credit line | British Library | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Notes |
Scale 2 inches : 1 mile (1:31680). Please note that the British Library provides these digital files "as-is"; materials will not be rephotographed under this programme. If resupply of files is required, the requestor will be required to purchase them at the standard rate. |
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References | http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/ordsurvdraw/l/002osd000000023u00210000.html (English) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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current | 10:28, 26 September 2013 | 2,993 × 4,000 (2.74 MB) | LibraryBot (talk | contribs) | {{subst:User:Andrew Gray/OSD|ID= 002OSD000000023U00210000 |OSD_NUM= OSD 250 |MEDIUM= Pen and ink on paper |TITLE= Littleport, Cambridgeshire |CREATOR= [Yeakell, Thomas Jr.]Draughtsman |YEAR= 1810 |DESCRIPTION= This drawing covers part of the Cambridges... |
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