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... present promising but if from some unforeseen occurence , we should be totally disappointed - what has been done , will smooth the way for future exertions - It is satisfactory that all parties , at present , view my personal exertions ...
... present promising but if from some unforeseen occurence , we should be totally disappointed - what has been done , will smooth the way for future exertions - It is satisfactory that all parties , at present , view my personal exertions ...
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... present state of the water ) some small parts of the Timber framing above water . But as the Loch , in dry weather , sinks about five feet below this level , it will then be only in about 19 to 21 feet of water . As we at present cannot ...
... present state of the water ) some small parts of the Timber framing above water . But as the Loch , in dry weather , sinks about five feet below this level , it will then be only in about 19 to 21 feet of water . As we at present cannot ...
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... present state , promises to be both useful and lasting . From a view of the topography and statistics of this country , it is quite evident that civil engineering has increased to an extent and importance which urgently demand such a ...
... present state , promises to be both useful and lasting . From a view of the topography and statistics of this country , it is quite evident that civil engineering has increased to an extent and importance which urgently demand such a ...
Contents
CHAPTER | 1 |
The Eighteenth Century Transport problem | 26 |
First Highland Survey 1801Second Highland | 60 |
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