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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      05 June 2015
      21 August 2014
      ISBN:
      9781107256613
      9781108069953
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781107256613
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      Dimensions:
      (216 x 140 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.92kg, 738 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Geography, Historical Geography, History, Engineering: General Interest, Economic History
      Series:
      Cambridge Library Collection - Technology
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    Subjects:
    Geography, Historical Geography, History, Engineering: General Interest, Economic History
    Series:
    Cambridge Library Collection - Technology
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    This account of the waterways and railways of Great Britain covers those transport routes and systems of inland navigation that had been completed or were in construction at the time of publication in 1831. Not to be confused with his polymath namesake, Joseph Priestley (1766–1852) entrenched his expertise as manager of the Aire and Calder Navigation. Here he provides alphabetical entries ranging from the Aberdare Canal in Glamorganshire to the Wyrley and Essington Canal in the Midlands. Details are given regarding location, construction, relevant Acts of Parliament, and even tonnage rates. Published to accompany a huge map of British inland navigation (a smaller version is featured here as the frontispiece), the book became a standard reference work in its day. Shedding light on the development of commercially crucial infrastructure, it remains valuable to readers and researchers interested in the history of British transport and technology.

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