SUGGESTIONS TOWARDS A GENERAL PLAN OF RAPID COMMUNICATION BY STEAM NAVIGATION AND RAILWAYS: SHORTENING THE TIME OF TRANSIT BETWEEN THE EASTERN AND WESTERN HEMISPHERES.

McGeachy, Edward:

Published by London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1846.

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An early vision of the improved communications possible through steam power. An isthmian canal and steam route to Australia figured in these schemes. "The author has anticipated many of the routes since adopted" - Sabin. The maps illustrate the proposed and already existing routes in the United States, eastern Canada, the West Indies, Central America, and parts of South America. The small map depicts a proposed route linking China, Australia, the Americas, Africa, and Europe. SABIN 43259. GOLDSMITHS 34751. KRESS C6897 (lacking the large map). Original cloth backed and paper boards, printed paper label. Boards soiled, contents detached and laid in, else good.

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• Title: SUGGESTIONS TOWARDS A GENERAL PLAN OF RAPID COMMUNICATION BY STEAM NAVIGATION AND RAILWAYS: SHORTENING THE TIME OF TRANSIT BETWEEN THE EASTERN AND WESTERN HEMISPHERES.
• Publisher: London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1846.