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RefNoJS/6/112
Previous numbersVI.98
LevelItem
TitleFen Drainage
Date1776
DescriptionA sketch of the river Torne from its entry into the level of Hatfield Chace at the Crooked Dyke End to the river Trent at Althorp; also of the course of the drainage from Tunnel Pit by the New Idle to Durness Bridges and from thence by the North and South Rivers to Torne End together with the course of a new proposed outfall drain to the Trent near Waterton. By the direction of Mr Smeaton surveyed by Henry Eastburn 1776
Plan, scale 1 inch to 20 chains or 1:15840. Ink
Extent1 sheet
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionPaper, ink
AccessStatusOpen
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