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... improving the cultivation of which in any considerable portion is very capable . Besides this Navigation , it appears to me , that for the pur- poses of the Fisheries and the improvement of the northern part of the Island , that it is ...
... improving the cultivation of which in any considerable portion is very capable . Besides this Navigation , it appears to me , that for the pur- poses of the Fisheries and the improvement of the northern part of the Island , that it is ...
Page 252
... improvement in view ( in cer- tain prospect , he might say ) and such as must be highly bene- ficial to that town ; but improvement involves alteration ; and the innumerable instances of well - intended labour in the fens failing of its ...
... improvement in view ( in cer- tain prospect , he might say ) and such as must be highly bene- ficial to that town ; but improvement involves alteration ; and the innumerable instances of well - intended labour in the fens failing of its ...
Page 311
... improvements to piers and breastworks were carried out . 1811-16 . PORTMAHOMACK ( Ross - shire ) . Improvements to the Fishing Harbour included a pier 350 feet long . 1812. PORTLETHIN ( Kincardineshire ) . Pier 200 feet long , deepening ...
... improvements to piers and breastworks were carried out . 1811-16 . PORTMAHOMACK ( Ross - shire ) . Improvements to the Fishing Harbour included a pier 350 feet long . 1812. PORTLETHIN ( Kincardineshire ) . Pier 200 feet long , deepening ...
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The Eighteenth Century Transport problem | 26 |
First Highland Survey 1801Second Highland | 60 |
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