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Paper, 'A short topographical account of Bridgenorth in the county of Salop' by Richard Cornes

Reference number: L&P/1/104

Date: 1742

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Contains a table and figure in the appendix

Subject: Geography

Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'An extract of a topographical account of Bridgnorth in the count of Salop, communicated to the Royal Society by the Rev. Mr. Stackhouse, minister of St. Mary Magdalen in that town; containing an account of the situation, soil, air, births and burials of the place, and of some Tumuli speulchrales near it'

Read 3 June 1742.

Reference number
L&P/1/104
Earliest possible date
1742
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Ink on paper
Page extent
24 pages
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Manuscript

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Paper, 'A short topographical account of Bridgenorth in the county of Salop' by Richard Cornes, 1742, L&P/1/104, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_1_104/paper-a-short-topographical-account-of-bridgenorth-in-the-county-of-salop-by-richard-cornes, accessed on 14 January 2025

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