SKETCH OF THE CIVIL ENGINEERING OF NORTH AMERICA; COMPRISING REMARKS ON THE HARBOURS, RIVER AND LAKE NAVIGATION, LIGHTHOUSES, STEAM-NAVIGATION, WATER-WORKS, CANALS, ROADS, RAILWAYS, BRIDGES, AND OTHER WORKS IN THAT COUNTRY

Stevenson, David

Published by John Weale, London, 1838

About this Item

HowesS976 (a). 318+(8) pages. Professionally rebound, with new spine but maintaining the original boards (brown ribbed and blind-stamped cloth) and the original yellow end papers. Chapters include Harbours, Lake Navigation, River Navigation, Steam Navigation, Fuel and Materials, Canals, Roads, Bridges, Railways, Water-Works, Lighthouses, and House-Moving. This copy lacks the map and four of the 14 engraved plates; three of the ten plates present are foldout. Some of the plates: Hydraulic Lock at New York; Elevation, Plan & Sections of A River Boat; Boat Car at Morris Canal; Bridge over River Delaware; Bridge over River Schuykill; Town's Patent Lattice Bridge; Long's Patent Frame Bridge; Dam at River Schuylkill. Very good copy but for the missing plates, free of foxing or stains.

Seller Inventory # 005766

Bibliographic Details

• Title: SKETCH OF THE CIVIL ENGINEERING OF NORTH AMERICA; COMPRISING REMARKS ON THE HARBOURS, RIVER AND LAKE NAVIGATION, LIGHTHOUSES, STEAM-NAVIGATION, WATER-WORKS, CANALS, ROADS, RAILWAYS, BRIDGES, AND OTHER WORKS IN THAT COUNTRY
• Publisher: John Weale, London
• Publication Date: 1838
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardbound
• Edition: First Edition
• Condition: Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Engineering
  • Americana
  • Technical