London and Middlesex: Or, An Historical, Commercial, & Descriptive Survey of the Metropolis of Great-Britain: Including Sketches of Its Environs, and a Topographical Account of the Most Remarkable Places in the Above County, Volume 2 |
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| Title | London and Middlesex: Or, An Historical, Commercial, & Descriptive Survey of the Metropolis of Great-Britain: Including Sketches of Its Environs, and a Topographical Account of the Most Remarkable Places in the Above County, Volume 2 London and Middlesex: Or, An Historical, Commercial, & Descriptive Survey of the Metropolis of Great-Britain: Including Sketches of Its Environs, and a Topographical Account of the Most Remarkable Places in the Above County, Edward Wedlake Brayley |
| Authors | Edward Wedlake Brayley, James Norris Brewer, Joseph Nightingale |
| Publisher | W. Wilson, 1814 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 20 Mar 2007 |
| Length | 4033 pages |
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