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1 item extracted from T 1/2424. 'Drawing of machinery employed in propelling a boat...
Catalogue reference: MPD 1/200
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This record is about the 1 item extracted from T 1/2424. 'Drawing of machinery employed in propelling a boat... dating from 1788-1825 in the series Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- MPD 1/200
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1788-1825
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Description (What the record is about)
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1 item extracted from T 1/2424. 'Drawing of machinery employed in propelling a boat by the power of steam, upon the lake at Dalswinton Dumfriesshire, in the autumn of the year seventeen hundred and eighty eight, invented by William Symington Civil Engineer, then at Wanlockhead'. Annotated: 'Falkirk, 4th Nov 1825. This is the drawing referred to in page 5 of my petition this date, William Symington'.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 46 cm x 48cm
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- Open Document, Open Description
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William Symington (1763-1831) took out a patent for an improved form of steam-engine in 1787 and devised the first steam-boat for practical use, the Charlotte Dundas, in 1802. He petitioned the Treasury for a grant of money in 1825.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3982519/
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