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The Central parts of the Highlands , and the shores at each extremity would be improved by the introduction of habits of ... Besides this Navigation , it appears to me , that for the purposes of the Fisheries and the improvement of the ...
The Central parts of the Highlands , and the shores at each extremity would be improved by the introduction of habits of ... Besides this Navigation , it appears to me , that for the purposes of the Fisheries and the improvement of the ...
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... made in the four Northern Counties of Scotland , the improvements made in the Glasgow - Carlisle Road , and in ... diffused a spirit of road improvement throughout the whole Kingdom ; and the perfected roads having justified a ...
... made in the four Northern Counties of Scotland , the improvements made in the Glasgow - Carlisle Road , and in ... diffused a spirit of road improvement throughout the whole Kingdom ; and the perfected roads having justified a ...
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On the 14th September , 1826 , he wrote to John Spottiswoode : ' The extent of this great Northern Road is so great and its connections so numerous that examining and comparing the best improvements , is like ringing changes on Bells .
On the 14th September , 1826 , he wrote to John Spottiswoode : ' The extent of this great Northern Road is so great and its connections so numerous that examining and comparing the best improvements , is like ringing changes on Bells .
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Contents
CHAPTER | 1 |
The Eighteenth Century Transport problem | 26 |
First Highland Survey 1801Second Highland | 60 |
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