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Travels in the Colonies in 1773-1775 Described in the Letters of
William Mylne contains a narrative of the two years that Scottish
architect and engineer William Mylne spent in the American
colonies. The letters included in this volume, written from Mylne's
own pen to his sister Anne and brother Robert, document Mylne's
journeys from his home in Edinburg to the American colonies in
South Carolina, Georgia, Charlestown, and New York. The Georgia
Open History Library has been made possible in part by a major
grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy
demands wisdom. Any views, findings, conclusions, or
recommendations expressed in this collection, do not necessarily
represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Travels in the Colonies in 1773-1775 Described in the Letters of
William Mylne contains a narrative of the two years that Scottish
architect and engineer William Mylne spent in the American
colonies. The letters included in this volume, written from Mylne's
own pen to his sister Anne and brother Robert, document Mylne's
journeys from his home in Edinburg to the American colonies in
South Carolina, Georgia, Charlestown, and New York. The Georgia
Open History Library has been made possible in part by a major
grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy
demands wisdom. Any views, findings, conclusions, or
recommendations expressed in this collection, do not necessarily
represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
The first geological map of London was published in 1856 by Robert
William Mylne, son of William Chadwell Mylne, 'Engineer to the New
River Company' which supplied London with fresh drinking water from
the River Lee in east London.This map was published in a period of
great change in the understanding of public health and disease in
cities, and for the urgent need for improved water supplies and
sewerage systems. A geological map was essential.The 1871 edition
of Mylne's map has now been reproduced by the BGS as a faithful
facsimile of an original held in the Survey's library. It offers a
glimpse into the history of urban development in London in the mid
19th Century - a wonderful map for any London historian.
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