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Kent: Cambridge County Geographies

Autor George F. Bosworth
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 12 dec 2012
Originally published during the early part of the twentieth century, the Cambridge County Geographies were designed to provide a series of concise guides to British regions. Aimed at the general reader, they combined a comprehensive approach to various aspects of physical and human geography with an emphasis on clarity. This guide to Kent by George F. Bosworth was first published in 1909. The text is interspersed with numerous illustrative figures and also contains a list of the chief towns and villages within the county.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781107660045
ISBN-10: 1107660041
Pagini: 156
Ilustrații: black & white illustrations
Dimensiuni: 127 x 203 x 9 mm
Greutate: 0.18 kg
Editura: Cambridge University Press
Colecția Cambridge University Press
Seria Cambridge County Geographies

Locul publicării:New York, United States

Cuprins

1. County and shire. The word Kent. Its origin and meaning; 2. General characteristics. Its position and natural conditions; 3. Size. Shape. Boundaries. Detached portion; 4. Surface and general features; 5. Watershed. Rivers; 6. Geology and soil; 7. Natural history; 8. Round the coast - London to Sheppey; 9. Round the coast - Sheppey to Dungeness; 10. The coast - gains and losses; 11. The protection of the coast - sea-walls and groynes; 12. The coast - sand-banks and lighthouses; 13. Climate and rainfall; 14. People - race, dialect, settlements, population; 15. Agriculture - main cultivations, woodlands, stock; 16. Hops and hop-picking; 17. Industries and manufactures; 18. Minerals - exhausted mining industries; 19. Fisheries and fishing stations; 20. Shipping and trade - the chief ports. Extinct ports; 21. Cinque ports. Trade routes; 22. History of Kent; 23. Antiquities - prehistoric, Roman, Saxon; 24. Architecture - (a) ecclesiastical - cathedrals, churches, abbeys; 25. Architecture - (b) military - castles; 26. Architecture - (c) domestic - famous seats, manor houses, cottages; 27. Communications - past and present - roads, railways, canals; 28. Administration and divisions - ancient and modern; 29. The roll of honour of the county; 30. The chief towns and villages of Kent.

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Part of the Cambridge County Geographies, this guide to Kent by George F. Bosworth was first published in 1909.