02189nam 2200433 n 450 99639473860331620221108071918.0(CKB)3810000000009676(EEBO)2248496590(UnM)99829660(UnM)9927944100971(EXLCZ)99381000000000967619950620d1641 uy |engurbn||||a|bb|Sir VValter Roberts his Ansvver to Mr. Fords book, entituled, A designe for bringing a navigable river, from Rickmansworth in Hartfordshire to St. Giles in the Fields[electronic resource]London printed by R.H.164132 p., [1] leaf of plates map (folded)Another edition lacks the author's name on the title page."A proposition for the serving and supplying of London, Westminster, and other places adjoyning; .." has caption title on p. 15.A plan to improve navigation on the river Lea, from Stanstead, Essex, to London. Sir Edward Ford's "A designe for bringing a navigable river from Rickmansworth ..", published in 1641, concerned canal building adjacent to the river Colne (cf. Wing (2nd ed.) F1519).Cropped at foot affecting imprint; leaf tipped in between title page and first page of text.Reproduction of the original in the British Library.eebo-0018Inland navigationEnglandEarly works to 1800CanalsDesign and constructionEarly works to 1800Lea River (Bedfordshire-Middlesex, England)NavigationEarly works to 1800Colne River (Hertfordshire-Middlesex, England)NavigationEarly works to 1800Inland navigationCanalsDesign and constructionRoberts W.Sir.1017975Cu-RivESCu-RivESCStRLINWaOLNBOOK996394738603316Sir VValter Roberts his Ansvver to Mr. Fords book, entituled, A designe for bringing a navigable river, from Rickmansworth in Hartfordshire to St. Giles in the Fields2405242UNISA