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RefNoJS/2/162d
Previous numbersII.162D
LevelItem
TitleEdinburgh Water Service
Date1779-1780
DescriptionMemorandum by Smeaton on the water supply at Edinburgh and Register of water at Comiston for one year from April 1778 to March 1779
Manuscript of 7 leaves. Ink. 1779

A section of the earth's surface and difference of level along the course of the city of Edinburgh water pipe betwixt the reservoirs at Swanstoun and Commestoun with a plan of the adjacent ground for John Leslie, 1779
Plan, scale 1:12000 Pen and ink (1780)
Extent1 sheet
FormatManuscript
AccessStatusOpen
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