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Aberdeen Harbour plans by John Smeaton

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Aberdeen Harbour plans by John Smeaton
A plate showing two plans, titled Plan of the Harbour of Aberdeen as it was in 1769 and Plan of the Harbour with its Alterations, as proposed 1787 by J. Smeaton.

This plate (no. 2, from opposite page 38) features in the book Reports of the late John Smeaton, F.R.S. made on various occasions, in the course of his employment as a civil engineer, volume III, (London, 1812). It accompanies a report by Smeaton about Aberdeen Harbour, dated to 19th February 1770, outlining the engineer's proposed measures, including estimated costs, to prevent the silting of the harbour and improve its access, particularly for larger ships.

The main element of Smeaton's improvements, as proposed in his report and shown on both plans, was the construction of the harbour's North Pier. Completed by around 1780, the pier was subsequently extended first, on the advice of Thomas Telford, between 1810 and 1816 and again between 1869 and 1874.

The shown plans are credited to J. Smeaton, with J. Farey Jun. given as the delineator and W. Lowry as the engraver ("scupl.").

The three volume book contains Smeaton's reports from various engineering projects. A copy of each volume is available in the Local Studies reserve stock at Aberdeen City Libraries.
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