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the inhabitants, but some means afforded for pa-
rents of the poorer class to give a good education
to their children.*
Cfjaptet 8.
SHIPPING.
On the north bank of the Tay there are numerous
small bays, and both to the east and west of Dun-
dee the shore is what is termed bold. From St.
Nicholas Craig to the Rood-yards, previous to the
building of the piers for the harbour and the en-
croachments on the river by private individuals,
there appears to have been one uniform concave
clear beach, secure from every wind except the
south. This must have been at an early period an
inviting situation for settlers ; and these must have
depended on their boats, or vessels of whatever
kind, for their subsistence. Tire river itself was a
never-failing source of supply ; and from the exer-
tions of the inhabitants of the original town being
naturally and necessarily employed in its waters,
navigation, and the construction of vessels of vari-
ous descriptions, must have been early known a-
mongst them.
The improvement in the construction of their
ships, the experience derived from their shorter
jvoyages, and, above all, their spirit of enterprise,
would soon induce men in those rude ages to ex-
tend their navigation beyond the bounds of the ri-
ver, and to visit their neighbours on the different
* See Appendix.
the inhabitants, but some means afforded for pa-
rents of the poorer class to give a good education
to their children.*
Cfjaptet 8.
SHIPPING.
On the north bank of the Tay there are numerous
small bays, and both to the east and west of Dun-
dee the shore is what is termed bold. From St.
Nicholas Craig to the Rood-yards, previous to the
building of the piers for the harbour and the en-
croachments on the river by private individuals,
there appears to have been one uniform concave
clear beach, secure from every wind except the
south. This must have been at an early period an
inviting situation for settlers ; and these must have
depended on their boats, or vessels of whatever
kind, for their subsistence. Tire river itself was a
never-failing source of supply ; and from the exer-
tions of the inhabitants of the original town being
naturally and necessarily employed in its waters,
navigation, and the construction of vessels of vari-
ous descriptions, must have been early known a-
mongst them.
The improvement in the construction of their
ships, the experience derived from their shorter
jvoyages, and, above all, their spirit of enterprise,
would soon induce men in those rude ages to ex-
tend their navigation beyond the bounds of the ri-
ver, and to visit their neighbours on the different
* See Appendix.
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Description | Around 700 Scottish directories published annually by the Post Office or private publishers between 1773 and 1911. Most of Scotland covered, with a focus on Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee and Aberdeen. Most volumes include a general directory (A-Z by surname), street directory (A-Z by street) and trade directory (A-Z by trade). |
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