Canals of Scotland
Details:
- Author(s) Lindsay, Jean
- Publication type Monograph
- Year published 1968
- Pages 238pp; illus
- Publisher David & Charles
- Place Published Newton Abbot
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- Name Internal trade
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Library:
- Name British Library
- City London
- County Greater London
- Country England
- Postcode NW1 2DB
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Authoritative account of the development of inland navigations in Scotland, focusing on individual canals from 18th century. Has chapters: 'Edinburgh & Glasgow Union Canal'; 'Glasgow, Paisley & Johnson Canal'; 'Aberdeenshire Canal'; 'Crinan Canal'; 'Monkland Canal', 'Forth & Clyde Canal'; 'Caledonian Canal'; 'Minor and proposed canals'. Also touches on civil engineers such as Thomas Telford and Hugh Baird; and distribution of commodities such as coal, grain, iron, slate, timber, etc