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British Library digitised image from page 194 of "The Cruise of 'The Kate.'"

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  • Thomas Klugh said:
    Reading "The Kate", now. Wonderful.

British Library digitised image from page 329 of "The Sportsman and Naturalist in Canada, or notes on the Natural History of the Game, Game Birds, and Fish of that Country ... Illustrated with coloured plates and woodcuts"

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British Library digitised image from page 285 of "The Invasion of Britain by Julius Cæsar"

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  • david baxendell said:
    Mismatch of illustration to Details.
    Image: "Romney, Walland, Dence and Guildford Marshes"
    Details: "The Invasion of Britain by Julius Cæsar"
  • fraser donachie said:
    www.flickr.com/people/191990756@N02/ yes, you’re right … presumably ‘inning’ is an old term for what we now call ‘reclaiming’ …

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