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Papers on River Dee navigation, 1850 - 1853

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 6/519

Scope and Contents

Papers and correspondence on improvements to navigation on the River Dee, including papers on the history and organisation of the River Dee Company; comparisons of old and new standards at Chester; records of tides at Chester and Liverpool, with meteorological remarks from 1769; a report on the Company titled 'Dee Standard Restoration'; observations, calculations and discussions on the old and new level of the River Dee at Chester; plans of the River Dee for 1684, 1732, 1771, 1839 and 1849; a profile of the River Dee; and plans of land owned by the Company. The correspondents include R.S. Dundas and J.W. Lubbock.

Dates

  • 1850 - 1853

Conditions Governing Access

Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).

Extent

1 archive box(es) (1 box)

Language of Materials

English

Former / Other Reference

D5/1

Finding aid date

2006-01-06 11:48:52+00:00

Includes index.

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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