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Excerpt from The History and Antiquities of New and Old Aberdeen If the ancient inhabitants of Aberdeen had been de scended from a tribe of Caledonians, most naturally they would have located themselves at the mouth of a river such as the Dee or the Don, well sheltered by the forest of the Stocket, where they could either prosecute the fishing, both in the river or in the sea; and ultimately carry on commercial pursuits: or, if they were after wards reinforced or superseded by an immigration of people from the opposite continent, as the language and names of the ancient citizens would indicate, they natur ally would be directed to such a landing place, where the mouth of a river breaks the line of the coast, and there establish their abode. From whatever source, however, the earliest inhabitants may have been drawn, it is probable that such were the inducements that led to the foundation of Aberdeen, and our reasoning would naturally lead to the conclusion that the original portion of the town would be that which lay nearest to the sea, and that this would be followed by the western and northern portions of the town on the higher ground, as the habitations of the artizan and merchant class, who would gradually arise to Supply the wants of their neigh bours, and carry on trade and exchange with other places. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.