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[Forth & Clyde Navigation] By Virtue of several Acts of Parliament, passed in the Reign of His present Majesty,the Company of Proprietors of the Forth and Clyde Navigation, have made and established the following Rules, Regulations and Bye-Laws, to be observed and obeyed by all Persons, resorting to the Harbours, Basons, Wharfs, and Landing Places of the Canal from and after the 1st Day of July 1794, and to continue in Force till altered by the Said Company. [...] Thomas Dundas Governor. John Seton, Secretary.
[c.1794.]
Letterpress, scarce. Sheet 550 x 370mm (21¾ x 14½"). Folded, wear to edges, damp stains, old ink mss addenda.
A list of 12 regulations for using the Forth and Clyde Canal, a 35-mile canal from the River Carron at Grangemouth to the Clyde at Bowling, opened in 1790. The addenda to the text raises the harbour duty; on the back is a calculation of cost of a vessel's use of the canal. Port Dundas, the terminus of the canal in the centre of Glasgow, was named after a major backer of the canal, Sir Lawrence Dundas (1710-81); his son, Thomas Dundas (1741-20, 1st Baron Dundas), was the governor of the company mentioned on this broadside.
[Ref: 54173] £390.00
Letterpress, scarce. Sheet 550 x 370mm (21¾ x 14½"). Folded, wear to edges, damp stains, old ink mss addenda.
A list of 12 regulations for using the Forth and Clyde Canal, a 35-mile canal from the River Carron at Grangemouth to the Clyde at Bowling, opened in 1790. The addenda to the text raises the harbour duty; on the back is a calculation of cost of a vessel's use of the canal. Port Dundas, the terminus of the canal in the centre of Glasgow, was named after a major backer of the canal, Sir Lawrence Dundas (1710-81); his son, Thomas Dundas (1741-20, 1st Baron Dundas), was the governor of the company mentioned on this broadside.
[Ref: 54173] £390.00