Kalm's account of his visit to England : on his way to America in 1748 / translated by Joseph Lucas ; with two maps and several illustrations.

  • Pehr Kalm
Date:
1892
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Credit: Kalm's account of his visit to England : on his way to America in 1748 / translated by Joseph Lucas ; with two maps and several illustrations. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    [T. I. p. 340.] The 15th April, 1748. We left Little Gaddesden in the morning and travelled this day, first to St. Alban s, and afterwards to Colney, situated three miles the other side of St. Alban’s. A couple of miles after we left Little Gaddesden, we came to Great Gaddesden, which is a Parish, but has not so many farms and houses as Little Gaddesden, which contradiets its name, for Little Gaddesden means “Lilla G.,” and Great Gaddesden means “Stora G. Perhaps it may have been larger in former times. Prospecten af landet. Between Little Gaddesden and St. Alban’s the country was a continuous series of hills and dales. It much resembled the country between Tveer and Moscow, but still more between Moscow and Toulou, Tula, in Russia. The hills were high, and consisted of chalk, but the highest crust of the often before-mentioned tegel- färgade jorden eller leran, brick-colored earth or clay. These hills, högder, commonly ran from N.NAV. to S.S.E., and sometimes from N. to S., although they also often had some other direction. The sides of these hills were mostly långslutte, long sloping, yct in some places somewhat steeper. All the country was divided into inclosures in the same way as has been described at Little Gaddesden [p. 210 origP] and in many other places. These inclosures were surrounded with hedges of the same description. Beautiful houses appeared here and there. Husen bygde af sten, murade emellan korsverke af trä. “ Brick and Stud” houses, or houses built of brick, * There are a large number of Roman bricks built into the east-end of Great Gaddesden Church. The area of G. Gaddesden par. is 4-H9 29 acres> and that of L. G .par. only 925-497 aeres. [J. L.]
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