Reports and costings, mostly concerning lights and lighthouses., 1830-1854, undated.
Scope and Contents
Contains:
Report of the trial of four samples of sperm oil by Capt Taylor, 1830.
Report of Robert Stevenson to the Trustees for the Herring Fisheries, 1832.
Report of David Stevenson on Lighthouses in Shetland, 1854.
Report on temporary light on Unst, [David Stevenson] 1854.
Report on temporary light on Muckle Flugga, D and T Stevenson, 1854.
Costs of harbour lights, Peterhead and Pultneytowm, undated.
Comparative costs of French and Scottish lighthouse towers, undated.
Costs of lenses at several Scottish lighthouses, undated.
Dates
- Creation: 1830-1854, undated.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
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Extent
1 Folders
Language of Materials
English
Geographic
- Muckle Flugga. Europe - United Kingdom - Scotland - Shetland. Island. Longitude: -0.8833. Latitude: 60.8500.
- Peterhead. Europe - United Kingdom - Scotland - Aberdeenshire. inhabited place. Longitude: -1.7833. Latitude: 57.5000.
- Shetland Islands. Europe - United Kingdom - Scotland. Islands. Longitude: -1.0000. Latitude: 60.5000.
- Unst. Europe - United Kingdom - Scotland - Shetland. Island.
- Wick. Europe - United Kingdom - Scotland - Highland. inhabited place. Longitude: -3.0833. Latitude: 58.4333.
Repository Details
Part of the Archives and Manuscripts Repository
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