Reflections upon the perils and difficulties of the winter navigation of the Delaware : means by which these may be meliorated--plans for the relief of vessels entangled in the ice--improvement of the existing ice-harbours, and for the construction of intermediate harbours parallel to the direction of the stream and shore, in order that the force of the ebb and flood alternately sweeping over the same ground, may prevent the deposition of alluvion, and preserve their primitive depth.

Title
  1. Reflections upon the perils and difficulties of the winter navigation of the Delaware : means by which these may be meliorated--plans for the relief of vessels entangled in the ice--improvement of the existing ice-harbours, and for the construction of intermediate harbours parallel to the direction of the stream and shore, in order that the force of the ebb and flood alternately sweeping over the same ground, may prevent the deposition of alluvion, and preserve their primitive depth.
Published by
  1. Philadelphia [Pa.] : [s.n.], 1822.
Author
  1. Jones, William, 1760-1831.

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Description
  1. 15 p., [1] leaf of plates : ill.; 21 cm.
Subject
  1. Delaware River (N.Y.-Del. and N.J.) > Navigation
Call number
  1. (Parsons) VDCP (Jones, W. Reflections upon the perils and difficulties of the winter navigation of the Delaware)
Note
  1. Sabin and Shoemaker attribute authorship to William Jones.
  2. "Published by order of the Chamber of Commerce."
Indexed in (note)
  1. Sabin
  2. Shoemaker
Author
  1. Jones, William, 1760-1831.
Title
  1. Reflections upon the perils and difficulties of the winter navigation of the Delaware : means by which these may be meliorated--plans for the relief of vessels entangled in the ice--improvement of the existing ice-harbours, and for the construction of intermediate harbours parallel to the direction of the stream and shore, in order that the force of the ebb and flood alternately sweeping over the same ground, may prevent the deposition of alluvion, and preserve their primitive depth.
Imprint
  1. Philadelphia [Pa.] : [s.n.], 1822.
Indexed in:
  1. Sabin, 36622 and note after 68726
  2. Shoemaker, 9170
Local note
  1. Parsons Collection.
Research call number
  1. (Parsons) VDCP (Jones, W. Reflections upon the perils and difficulties of the winter navigation of the Delaware)
  2. TSB p.v. 43, no. 8
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