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gation into the Sea , are immediately in deep water , good anchoring ground , and in places of perfect safety at Inverness and Fort William - From these two points , and before the vessels can reach the open Sea , there are excellent ...
gation into the Sea , are immediately in deep water , good anchoring ground , and in places of perfect safety at Inverness and Fort William - From these two points , and before the vessels can reach the open Sea , there are excellent ...
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The arguments in favour of it had been stated by Watt , * as follows : ( 1 ) Vessels from Ireland and West Coast of England must use either the English Channel or ' go north about ' through the Pentland Firth .
The arguments in favour of it had been stated by Watt , * as follows : ( 1 ) Vessels from Ireland and West Coast of England must use either the English Channel or ' go north about ' through the Pentland Firth .
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Indeed some vessels have come from Cornwall and even from France , and the Hanseatic to prosecute the fisheries here . Nothing is wanting , but the erection of a breakwater at the entrance in the Bay of Wick to render this remote ...
Indeed some vessels have come from Cornwall and even from France , and the Hanseatic to prosecute the fisheries here . Nothing is wanting , but the erection of a breakwater at the entrance in the Bay of Wick to render this remote ...
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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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