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Floating Harbour Completed

Great Britain · Science / Engineering. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1809Date range
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1Places

Chronological records

1809

William Jessop1 May 1809

Bristol · Science / Civil Engineering

Jessop's Floating Harbour works improve Bristol's port.

Names involved

William Jessop

Provenance

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