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Page 149
... carried out the works , and Playfair advised in an architectural capacity . Telford's first connection with Aberdeen Harbour has been mentioned . The Parliamentary powers that were obtained in 1809 were immediately put in force , and in ...
... carried out the works , and Playfair advised in an architectural capacity . Telford's first connection with Aberdeen Harbour has been mentioned . The Parliamentary powers that were obtained in 1809 were immediately put in force , and in ...
Page 228
... carried as far in every particular as prudential consideration seemed to permit . ' But the real trouble was not the cost so much as the fact that the canal was wholly unnecessary and un- wanted long before it was completed . It had no ...
... carried as far in every particular as prudential consideration seemed to permit . ' But the real trouble was not the cost so much as the fact that the canal was wholly unnecessary and un- wanted long before it was completed . It had no ...
Page 268
... carried by water , and I should be glad if he could let me know how much certain number of Yards of each size Bore would weigh , because then we could calculate at what expence they could be carried― He should state the expence pr Yard ...
... carried by water , and I should be glad if he could let me know how much certain number of Yards of each size Bore would weigh , because then we could calculate at what expence they could be carried― He should state the expence pr Yard ...
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The Eighteenth Century Transport problem | 26 |
First Highland Survey 1801Second Highland | 60 |
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