Contents and Illustrations
I. DESCRIPTIVE, 1
II. TOPOGRAPHICAL AND TRIBUTARIES, &C., 16
III. GEOLOGICAL, 40
IV. HISTORICAL, 46
V. THE CITY OF GLASGOW, 64
Old Glasgow, 71
Conveyances, 91
Postal Services, 99
Buildings, 100
Institutions, 111
Bridges, 113
Parks, 119
Water Supply, 123
Charities, &c., 129
Population and Area, 137
VI. THE RIVER, 144
Steam Navigation, 159
River Traffic, 188
Steam Shipping, 199
Progress of Shipping, 232
VII. COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL, 258
Mining and Metallurgy, &c., 269
VIII. METEOROLOGICAL, &c., 286
IX. DEFENCES, 306
X. YACHTING, 311
XI. LIGHTHOUSES, 316
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
The Harbour, Glasgow, Frontispiece,
Cora Linn-Falls of Clyde, 6
Scene on the Clyde at Bothwell CaStle, 13
Chart of Firth, 16
Portrait of Thomas Telford, 22
Cadzow Oaks and Cattle, Hamilton, 25
| Roman Bridge over the Calder, 26
Geological Section from Grampians across the Country near Glasgow to South of Scotland, 43
View of Firth of Clyde from above Largs, 57
University Buildings, Gilmourhill, 103
The Trongate-Tron Steeple and Cross, 107
New Municipal Buildings, 109
The Broomielaw, 119
Tinto, near the Source of the Clyde, 121
The Clyde, as viewed from near Finlayston, 133
Gourock Bay and Firth of Clyde, from a Height between Greenock and Gourock, 134
Hopper Dredger for excavating and transporting Material, 155
Newcomen Engine, 161
Steamer Charlotte Dundas, 163
Facsimile of the original Draft of the Comet by John Wood, 166
Engine of the Comet Steamboat, 167
Portrait of Henry Bell, 169
Portrait of John Robertson, 175
Plan and Section of an early Steamboat, 176
Plan of Engines and Boilers of the second Waterloo, 183
Steamer Hclensburgh, built about 1826, 184
Rough Weather on the Clyde, 197
Portrait of James Watt, 203
Portrait of Robert Napier, 209
Engine of the Industry, 211
Part of Paddle-wheel, showing arrangement for Feathering Floats, 216
Comparative Sizes of some early and more modern Steamships, 223
Cross Section of Manne Boiler, 226
Longitudinal Section of Marine Boiler, 227
The Industry in Bowling Harbour, 229
Longitudinal Section through Engine and Boiler Rooms of an Ocean-going Steamer, 230
Longitudinal Section through After-part of an Ocean-going Steamer, showing Propeller and Shafting, 231
Comparative Sections of Three Steamers, 245
Passenger Locomotive Engine, 284
Bell-Coleman Refrigerating Machine, 285
Ailsa Craig, 321
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