Frances A. KnightCambridge University Press, 1/3/2013EAN 9781107690752, ISBN10: 1107690757Paperback, 258 pages, 20.3 x 12.7 x 1.7 cmLanguage: EnglishOriginally published during the early part of the twentieth century, the Cambridge County Geographies were designed to provide a series of concise guides to British regions. Aimed at the general reader, they combined a comprehensive approach to various aspects of physical and human geography with an emphasis on clarity. This guide to Devonshire by Francis A. Knight and Louie M. (Knight) Dutton was first published in 1910. The text is interspersed with numerous illustrative figures and also contains a list of the chief towns and villages within the county.1. County and shire. The name Devonshire2. General characteristics3. Size. Shape. Boundaries4. Surface and general features5. Watershed. Rivers and the tracing of their courses. Lakes6. Geology7. Natural history8. A peregrination of the coast1, the Bristol Channel9. A peregrination of the coast2, the English Channel10. Coastal gains and losses. Sandbanks. Population11. Climate and rainfall12. People - race. Dialects. Settlements. Population13. Agriculture - main cultivations. Woodlands. Stock14. Industries and manufactures15. Mines and minerals16. Fisheries and fishing stations17. Shipping and trade18. History of Devonshire19. Antiquities20. Architecture - (a) ecclesiastical. Cathedral, churches, abbeys and monastic houses21. Architecture - (b) military. Castles22. Architecture - (c) domestic. Famous seats, manor houses, farms, cottages23. Communicationspast and present - roads, railways, canals24. Administration and divisions - ancient and modern25. The roll of honour of the county26. The chief towns and villages of Devonshire.
