Notebook containing a description by John Baine of Loch Broom and Ullapool as a harbour., 1793.
Item
Identifier: MS.19805
Scope and Contents
The notebook contains detailed notes on the economic possibilities of Loch Broom and Ullapool for fishing, forestry, commercial peat production etc., as well as reports on the possibilities of improvement for the water supply and harbour of Ullapool. This report appears to have been compiled for the 'British Society for Extending the Fisheries', but is in the form of a letter to John Rennie.
Dates
- Creation: 1793.
Creator
- From the Fonds: Rennie, John, engineer, 1761-1821 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
91 Leaves ; Octavo.
Language of Materials
From the Fonds: Undetermined
Arrangement
181 pages.
Existence and Location of Copies
Another copy of this work, though with some gaps, is in Adv.MS.16.1.13.
Genre / Form
Repository Details
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Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk