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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    75 by continually pumpingand water-forcing machines from the river Thames. * The 18th June, 1748. Nyttan af Ickorns-Svantsar. Use of Squirrels’ tails. The hairs which they used here for Artists pencils Rit-penslar, were taken from squirrels’ tails. Those vvho prepared them said that those which are taken from English Squirrels’ tails are not much good, but the best are taken from a kind of squirrel which comes from Russia. The igth June, 1748. Ox-horn quicks, in addition to walling purposes are carried out on to the high roads and there spread out, earth and sand are then laid upon them, which makes the road firm and durable. The 22nd June, 1748. En Sten af Gamla Carthago. A Stone from ancient C arthage. As I was walking through St. Dunstan’s Churchyard in Stepney in company with others, we saw a stone which was said to have been brought from the Ancient Carthage, in whose walls it had formerly lain. It was now built into the wall, on the East side of the small pro- jecting [T. I. p. 463] wing or Church Porch, which was on the north side of the Church. On this stone there was the following legend :— Of Carthage Great was J a Stone “ O Mortalls Read with pitty ! “ T>me Consumes all, it Spareth none, “ Man, Mountain, Town, nor Citty : * I he London Bridge water-wcrks founded 1582, by Peter Morice, and subsequently augmented. For descriptions and views see Beighton, Phil. Träns, 1731, & Matthews’ Hydraulia, 1835 pp. 26-28. 8vo. [J. L.]
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