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... John Telford , Shepherd . 1759. Smeaton completed the Eddystone Lighthouse . 1761. John Rennie born . 1767. Bridgewater Canal started . 1769. James Watt patented his steam engine . 1771. Telford apprenticed to a stonemason in Langholm ...
... John Telford , Shepherd . 1759. Smeaton completed the Eddystone Lighthouse . 1761. John Rennie born . 1767. Bridgewater Canal started . 1769. James Watt patented his steam engine . 1771. Telford apprenticed to a stonemason in Langholm ...
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... John Telford to Thomas Telford , from Corpach , 22nd October , 1804. ( 12 ) John Telford to Matthew Davidson , 24th August , 1805. ( 13 ) Letter to Rickman , from Eglinton Castle , 30th November , 1808. ( 14 ) Letter to Rick- man from ...
... John Telford to Thomas Telford , from Corpach , 22nd October , 1804. ( 12 ) John Telford to Matthew Davidson , 24th August , 1805. ( 13 ) Letter to Rickman , from Eglinton Castle , 30th November , 1808. ( 14 ) Letter to Rick- man from ...
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... John Sinclair . Statistical Account of Scotland . By Sir John Sinclair . Diary of Lord Colchester . Autobiography of Sir John Rennie . ' Memoir of William Jessop , ' in Weale's Engineering Papers . Letters of Robert Southey . J. W. ...
... John Sinclair . Statistical Account of Scotland . By Sir John Sinclair . Diary of Lord Colchester . Autobiography of Sir John Rennie . ' Memoir of William Jessop , ' in Weale's Engineering Papers . Letters of Robert Southey . J. W. ...
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The Eighteenth Century Transport problem | 26 |
First Highland Survey 1801Second Highland | 60 |
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