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a moving the Government to action , and in 1801 Telford was instructed to make a full survey and report on the whole state of affairs . I have received the Commands of the Lords Commissioners , ' wrote Nicholas Vansittart , M.P. , Joint ...
a moving the Government to action , and in 1801 Telford was instructed to make a full survey and report on the whole state of affairs . I have received the Commands of the Lords Commissioners , ' wrote Nicholas Vansittart , M.P. , Joint ...
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Under the Commissioners for Highland Roads and Bridges was also placed the administration of whatever funds Government made available for the construction or improvement of the harbours and fishing ports . Ferry piers , of which many ...
Under the Commissioners for Highland Roads and Bridges was also placed the administration of whatever funds Government made available for the construction or improvement of the harbours and fishing ports . Ferry piers , of which many ...
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There were certainly several projects being canvassed at the time . At least as early as 1818 the Colombian Government had appointed two English Naval officers * as a Commission to survey the Isthmus of Panama and Darien .
There were certainly several projects being canvassed at the time . At least as early as 1818 the Colombian Government had appointed two English Naval officers * as a Commission to survey the Isthmus of Panama and Darien .
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Contents
CHAPTER | 1 |
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 |
| Length | 357 pages |
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