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Holyhead Harbour of Refuge
by The Commissioners Appointed by the Board of Admiralty
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Llandudno, Conwy, United Kingdom
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About This Item
The Commissioners Appointed by the Board of Admiralty, 1847. Hardcover. Very Good. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. FASCINATING INSIGHT INTO A MAJOR DEVELOPMENT PROJECT IN THE MID 1800'S In worn black cloth. corners bumped, gilt title to spine. Internally, [Approval of Plan] [1], 2-4), Chart No 1, & No 2 (signed - Rendel), [1] blank, [1] Return. Copy of the Report of the Commissioners... to investigate Mr. Rendel's Plan for a Harbour of Refuge at Holyhead, 1847, [2], 3-44, Chart Appendix D Holyhead Harbour, Chart Appendix E1, Chart Appendix F1, Chart Appendix F3, Chart Appendix G1, Minutes of the Evidence... [2], 47-89 pp, [1] blank, [1] Table. Hinges strengthened with tape, small library stamp to pls. (325*209 mm). Chart No 1: [Folding] Holyhead Harbour Chart of the Proposed site for harbour shewing results of the examination of the bottom By W. Downs, Diver. Chart No 2: [Folding] Plan of the intended Refuge and Packet Harbour at Holyhead, surveyed by Kirwan J. Fernie. James M Rendel 1846. With stamp? signature of Rendel 1847. Chart Appendix D: [Folding], Holyhead Harbour [same title as No 1] Chart Appendix E1: [Folding] Shewing the position of the anchorage and the places where the divers went down Chart Appendix F1: [Folding]Plan Shewing the quality of the Bottom as indicated by the Plunger Chart Appendix F3: [Folding] Chart Appendix G1: [Folding] Plan of the Town & Harbour of Holyhead shewing the extension of the Chester & Holyhead Railway of the proposed Packet & Refuge Harbour. 1846 Table: Appendix Mr W. Bald's Statement
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- Madoc Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- Holyhead Harbour of Refuge
- Author
- The Commissioners Appointed by the Board of Admiralty
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Commissioners Appointed by the Board of Admiralty
- Date Published
- 1847
- Size
- Folio - over 12 - 15" tall
- Weight
- 2.20 lbs
- Keywords
- Wales Holyhead history Harbour Rail Communication
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- Roads Bridges Railways and Trains; Maps Atlases and Charts;
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