Sir Cornelius Vermuyden: The Lifework of a Great Anglo-Dutchman in Land-reclamation and Drainage, with Some Notes by the Author on the Present Condition of Drainage in England and a Resumé of Drainage Legislation in Holland

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Williams & Norgate, 1925 - 410 páginas
 

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