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... Canals IV . Caledonian Canal , early difficulties - Glasgow , Paisley and Ardrossan Canal - Ardrossan Har- bour - Glasgow and the River Clyde - Glasgow Water Supply - Bridges and road work in Scotland - Scottish Harbours - V. The Gotha ...
... Canals IV . Caledonian Canal , early difficulties - Glasgow , Paisley and Ardrossan Canal - Ardrossan Har- bour - Glasgow and the River Clyde - Glasgow Water Supply - Bridges and road work in Scotland - Scottish Harbours - V. The Gotha ...
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... Canal . By courtesy of Eustace Porter , Esq . , M.Inst.C.E. , Engin- eer , Caledonian Canal . WILLIAM JESSOP , CIVIL ENGINEER , 1745-1814 One of the principal civil engineers of his time , Telford relied very greatly on his advice and ...
... Canal . By courtesy of Eustace Porter , Esq . , M.Inst.C.E. , Engin- eer , Caledonian Canal . WILLIAM JESSOP , CIVIL ENGINEER , 1745-1814 One of the principal civil engineers of his time , Telford relied very greatly on his advice and ...
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... Caledonian Canal , ' the draft runs , ' owes about £ 2500 to the Bank of Scotland ; the Estimate of Annual Deficiency & c . from £ 1000 to £ 1700 , and the Chancellor of the Exchequer says , he can grant nothing more to this Canal . The ...
... Caledonian Canal , ' the draft runs , ' owes about £ 2500 to the Bank of Scotland ; the Estimate of Annual Deficiency & c . from £ 1000 to £ 1700 , and the Chancellor of the Exchequer says , he can grant nothing more to this Canal . The ...
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CHAPTER | 1 |
The Eighteenth Century Transport problem | 26 |
First Highland Survey 1801Second Highland | 60 |
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