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Page 68
... appear by the Survey I have made of it . With regard to the different Harbours being capable of being defended against an Enemy this being more properly the pro- vince of a Military Engineer , and a subject to which I have never paid ...
... appear by the Survey I have made of it . With regard to the different Harbours being capable of being defended against an Enemy this being more properly the pro- vince of a Military Engineer , and a subject to which I have never paid ...
Page 110
... appears to be an object of very great and singular importance . ' ' By securing and extending the pier on the north side of the river , adopting a proper plan for managing the two rivers , the canals , the bar , and improving the in ...
... appears to be an object of very great and singular importance . ' ' By securing and extending the pier on the north side of the river , adopting a proper plan for managing the two rivers , the canals , the bar , and improving the in ...
Page 194
... appear to have met with that attention in this country which its importance deserves . Until lately there does not appear to have been any attempt towards establishing a common centre of information for that profession , although its ...
... appear to have met with that attention in this country which its importance deserves . Until lately there does not appear to have been any attempt towards establishing a common centre of information for that profession , although its ...
Contents
CHAPTER | 1 |
The Eighteenth Century Transport problem | 26 |
First Highland Survey 1801Second Highland | 60 |
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