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... 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 72
... appear -the foreign relations of the Empire as well as its internal pros- perity call loudly for all I have proposed . Everything is at present promising but if from some unforeseen occurence , we should be totally disappointed - what ...
... appear -the foreign relations of the Empire as well as its internal pros- perity call loudly for all I have proposed . Everything is at present promising but if from some unforeseen occurence , we should be totally disappointed - what ...
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... 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 ...
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CHAPTER | 1 |
The Eighteenth Century Transport problem | 26 |
First Highland Survey 1801Second Highland | 60 |
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