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Proposed route for a Clyde to Forth Canal via Loch Lomond, c 1890-c 1910

 Item — Box: Box 3 of 7
Identifier: Coll-1167/B/26/23/18

Scope and Contents

A glass plate negative showing two drawings 1. Profile of Leven Route. 2. Reclaiming of land, Forth and Clyde canal, Leven Route. The document is evidently related to Coll-1167/B/26/23/17, but to understand the details, it would be necessary to see the original documents [not extant within the University of Edinburgh Collections]. See correspondence in the University of Strathclyde Archives and Special Collections relating to the development of canals in Scotland and the USA and describing a study carried out with George Guyo on proposed Forth and Clyde Canal (GB249 T-GED2/4/6; T-GED/7/10/13)

Dates

  • Creation: c 1890-c 1910

Creator

Language of Materials

From the Fonds:

English

French

Hebrew

Latin

Dutch

Flemish

Full Extent

1 glass plate negative ; 5" x 4"

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Orange finger prints on corner; conserved 2018

Related Materials

GB249 T-GED2/4/6; T-GED/7/10/13; Coll-1167/B/27/23/18

Stock Check (2016-2020)

Located 2017

Previous reference

PSE/W/14

Repository Details

Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository

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