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Record Id:
032-001998189
Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
032-001998189
MDARK:
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ISAD(G)
Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 59738
Title:

CLYDE-FORTH CANAL: copies of papers relating to the construction of the proposed Clyde-Forth Canal, with manuscript and printed maps; 1767. Transferred from the Science Reference Library (formerly the Patent Office Library), 18 June 1976.

Paper; ff. i+83. 240 x 190mm. (f. 41: 239 x 780mm.; f. 82: 228 x 355mm.; f. 83: 367 x 1175mm.). Press-mark on spine NQ 44 27 F[.]. Marble covered boards.

1. ff. 1-22. Copies of three letters, etc., upon the proposed Navigable Communication between the Friths of Forth and Clyde. Published in the Edinburgh Newspapers in April 1767. Press-mark 17439 61/a.

2. ff. 26-83. 'An Account of the Navigable Canal proposed to be cut from the River Clyde to the River Carron as surveyed by Robert Mackell and James Watt. London Printed in the Year 1767' (see B.L. 186.c.17). Two plans (one printed). Press-mark 10429.

Scope & Content:

Canals: Papers rel. to the construction of the proposed Clyde-Forth canal: 1767.

includes:

  • ff. 26-83 James Watt, FRS; engineer: Robert Mackell, civil engineer: Account of the Navigable Canal proposed to be cut from the River Clyde to the River Carron as surveyed by Robert Mackell and James Watt: 1767: Copy.
  • f. 41 Maps and Plans: Canals: Sketch of the Intended Canal from the River Clyde to the River Carron: circa 1767: Map scale 1:64650.
  • f. 82 Maps and Plans: Canals: Plan shewing a beneficial Branch from the Intended Canal between the Rivers Clyde & Carron: circa 1767: Map scale 1:50000.
  • f. 83 Maps and Plans: Canals: Alexander Baillie, engraver: Plan of the Great Canal from Forth to Clyde engr. by Alexander Baillie: 1767: Map scale 1:48000.

Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Project / Collection:
Additional Manuscripts
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Record Type (Level):
Fonds
Extent:
1 item
Digitised Content:
Languages:
English
Scripts:
Latin
Start Date:
1767
End Date:
1767
Date Range:
1767
Era:
CE
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Custodial History:

patent Office Library: Owned, 19th-20th cent.

London; Secular Institutions. Libraries and Museums. Science Reference Library: Transferred from, in 1976.

Material Type:
Archives and Manuscripts
Legal Status:
Not Public Record(s)
Names:
Baillie, Alexander, engraver, c 1710-c 1777
Mackell, Robert, civil engineer
Patent Office Library
Science Reference Library, London
Watt, James, FRS, engineer