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Page 39
... assistance of Government to the provision of new , or the improve- ment of old , fishery harbours ; and in 1789 Sir John Sinclair had forwarded to the society a memorial on be- half of the Harbour of Wick . Doubtless there were other ...
... assistance of Government to the provision of new , or the improve- ment of old , fishery harbours ; and in 1789 Sir John Sinclair had forwarded to the society a memorial on be- half of the Harbour of Wick . Doubtless there were other ...
Page 94
... assistance and advice of Mr. Jessop while in Scotland determining the above measures . ' It was approved , and Jessop went over the whole line in the autumn of that year and subsequently visited it every year until 1812. Jessop's report ...
... assistance and advice of Mr. Jessop while in Scotland determining the above measures . ' It was approved , and Jessop went over the whole line in the autumn of that year and subsequently visited it every year until 1812. Jessop's report ...
Page 134
... assistance secured ; and the work went on . But it was not to be finished for many years yet , and in the meanwhile it is time to return to Telford's activities in his own country . REFERENCES ( 1 ) Extract from King Gustaf Adolph's ...
... assistance secured ; and the work went on . But it was not to be finished for many years yet , and in the meanwhile it is time to return to Telford's activities in his own country . REFERENCES ( 1 ) Extract from King Gustaf Adolph's ...
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CHAPTER | 1 |
The Eighteenth Century Transport problem | 26 |
First Highland Survey 1801Second Highland | 60 |
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