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Walks through historic Sandwich /
This attractive booklet is a guide to two walks around the historic town of Sandwich, once one of the great ports of medieval England. As a Cinque port, it served successive monarchs as a military and naval base for their overseas expeditions and its trading activities extended far and wide. The tow...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford, U.K. :
Oxbow Books,
[2011]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This attractive booklet is a guide to two walks around the historic town of Sandwich, once one of the great ports of medieval England. As a Cinque port, it served successive monarchs as a military and naval base for their overseas expeditions and its trading activities extended far and wide. The town still displays signs of those prosperous centuries: an unchanged street plan, a virtually intact circuit of town walls and an exceptionally large number of well-preserved medieval houses. Two walks, clearly described with maps and copious photos, unlock the features of this fascinating town. The f. |
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| Notas: | Cover title. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (16 pages :) : color illustrations, maps |
| ISBN: | 9781842176269 1842176269 1842176242 9781842176245 |