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... considered with great care before it is entered upon . And the nature of the soil , and the quality of the materials having now been sufficiently proved for the purpose of determining the precise situation , forms , dimensions and value ...
... considered with great care before it is entered upon . And the nature of the soil , and the quality of the materials having now been sufficiently proved for the purpose of determining the precise situation , forms , dimensions and value ...
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... considered myself much honoured by the intimations which His Majesty of Sweden has been graciously pleased to express as to my being consulted . - I am particularly desirous of affording every assistance in my power to the accomplishing ...
... considered myself much honoured by the intimations which His Majesty of Sweden has been graciously pleased to express as to my being consulted . - I am particularly desirous of affording every assistance in my power to the accomplishing ...
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... considered by You as a man who fully feeled and appreciated the great services You had rendered to a Country , he wished in all respects to raise to that degree of perfection wich its natural advantages will admit of . The Canal Company ...
... considered by You as a man who fully feeled and appreciated the great services You had rendered to a Country , he wished in all respects to raise to that degree of perfection wich its natural advantages will admit of . The Canal Company ...
Contents
CHAPTER | 1 |
The Eighteenth Century Transport problem | 26 |
First Highland Survey 1801Second Highland | 60 |
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