The Artizan . THE AETIZAN. No. 28.—Vol. 3.—Third Series. APEIL 1st, 1865. HISTORICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE SKETCH OF THE MERSEYDOCKS AND HARBOUR. Br J. J. BlECKEL.(Illustrated by Plate 277.) In fulfilment of our promise given in the paper of January last, we nowproduce upon the accompanying Plate (No. 277) Capt. Denhams survey ofthe Bay of Liverpool, made in 1836, and we shall supplement the same at afuture date by that of Lieut. Murray T. Parkes, made in 1862, as also by thatof Captain Thomas, made in 1813, if we should be able to find a copy of thelatter; and having, since the publication of our p
The Artizan . THE AETIZAN. No. 28.—Vol. 3.—Third Series. APEIL 1st, 1865. HISTORICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE SKETCH OF THE MERSEYDOCKS AND HARBOUR. Br J. J. BlECKEL.(Illustrated by Plate 277.) In fulfilment of our promise given in the paper of January last, we nowproduce upon the accompanying Plate (No. 277) Capt. Denhams survey ofthe Bay of Liverpool, made in 1836, and we shall supplement the same at afuture date by that of Lieut. Murray T. Parkes, made in 1862, as also by thatof Captain Thomas, made in 1813, if we should be able to find a copy of thelatter; and having, since the publication of our paper on the bay, beenfavoured with the particulars of a scheme for the improvement of the seachannels of the estuary of the Mersey, as proposed to the Docks Board byMessrs. J. Murray and F. Giles, civil engineers, in 1861, or exactly tonyears after Mr. Rennie had submitted his proposal to the same body, wehave postponed proceeding with the description of the structural detailsof the dock-works in order to
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