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Letter, 'Of improving the harbours and inland navigation of Great Britain' from C Holmes to James Douglas

Reference number: L&P/4/261

Date: 12 March 1765

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Contains printed pamphlet.

Subject: Navigation

Read 25 April 1765

Reference number
L&P/4/261
Earliest possible date
12 March 1765
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
15 pages
Format
Typescript
Manuscript

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Letter, 'Of improving the harbours and inland navigation of Great Britain' from C Holmes to James Douglas, 12 March 1765, L&P/4/261, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_4_261/letter-of-improving-the-harbours-and-inland-navigation-of-great-britain-from-c-holmes-to-james-douglas, accessed on 12 September 2024

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