Commonplace books of an unknown engineer
- Made:
- 1825-1837
- maker:
- Unknown
These books include excerpts from and notes on books on engineering and notes on specific aspects of engineering and a few illustrations. The books chiefly document notes and chronological entries on specific engineering projects: Liverpool & Manchester, Stockton & Darlington, Darlington & Middlesbrough Railways, with details of all the bridges of the first-named; the suspension bridge over the Tees; the Norwich & Lowestoft Navigation, etc. /3 contains much detailed information on work on the Tees Navigation 1828-30. /4 is chiefly a diary of a tour of iron works etc. in Wales.
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4 volumes
- Identifier:
- CPB
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