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RefNoKBLC/7/3/1
AltRefNoR59/31/40/1
Title"An Exact Copy of A Plan of the Fenns as it was taken Anno 1604 by William Hayward, Carefully copy'd from ye Original"
DescriptionBy William Hayward. Plan of the Great Level of the Fens, showing the rivers and drains before it was drained by the Bedford Level Corporation. Scale 1" to 1 mile. Hand-drawn on linen-backed paper. This is not the original by William Hayward, but rather a 1727 copy by Payler-Smith. Originally wall-mounted in a mahogany case.
Date1604 - 1727
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CreatorNameBedford Level Corporation
RepositoryCambridgeshire Archives
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