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It comprehends many and important objects . I have endeavoured to make the northern proprietors sensible of their own Interests , and to convince Government and the public that the nation at large is deeply interested in the proposed ...
It comprehends many and important objects . I have endeavoured to make the northern proprietors sensible of their own Interests , and to convince Government and the public that the nation at large is deeply interested in the proposed ...
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The Select Committee had reported on 3rd June ; by 4th July the Act appointing the Commissioners had been passed , and on 7th July they held their first meeting , at which they resolved that it was important to employ , without loss of ...
The Select Committee had reported on 3rd June ; by 4th July the Act appointing the Commissioners had been passed , and on 7th July they held their first meeting , at which they resolved that it was important to employ , without loss of ...
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There were , for instance , a number of important new harbour works to be dealt with the Port of Glasgow for one , with which he had already been connected more than once ; the Port of Leith , the only important port in Scotland with ...
There were , for instance , a number of important new harbour works to be dealt with the Port of Glasgow for one , with which he had already been connected more than once ; the Port of Leith , the only important port in Scotland with ...
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Contents
The Eighteenth Century Transport problem | 26 |
First Highland Survey 1801Second Highland | 60 |
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| Title | The Story of Telford: The Rise of Civil Engineering |
| Author | Sir Alexander Gibb |
| Publisher | A. Maclehose & Company, 1935 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 7 Sep 2007 |
| Length | 357 pages |
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