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Page 66
... North and East Coast and the Trade in general would be effectually protected and accommodated . Excepting one particular part of the operation , I am convinced that a very perfect harbour can be formed at Peterhead - the part of the ...
... North and East Coast and the Trade in general would be effectually protected and accommodated . Excepting one particular part of the operation , I am convinced that a very perfect harbour can be formed at Peterhead - the part of the ...
Page 73
... North of the Great Glen he advised a complete new system of roads to be made , half the expense to be borne by the nation and half by the counties . One set of roads was to con- nect the line of the intended Caledonian Canal with Skye ...
... North of the Great Glen he advised a complete new system of roads to be made , half the expense to be borne by the nation and half by the counties . One set of roads was to con- nect the line of the intended Caledonian Canal with Skye ...
Page 80
... north about through the Pentland Firth . In the north about ' voyage besides the dangerous navigation due to rocks , currents and narrow passages , the winds were seasonal and blew from the same quarter for months together . Vessels ...
... north about through the Pentland Firth . In the north about ' voyage besides the dangerous navigation due to rocks , currents and narrow passages , the winds were seasonal and blew from the same quarter for months together . Vessels ...
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The Eighteenth Century Transport problem | 26 |
First Highland Survey 1801Second Highland | 60 |
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