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Full title: "Explication des travaux entrepris pour la construction de la Tonnelle, ou Passage sous la Tamise, entre Rotherhithe et Wapping à l'effet d'ouvrir une Communication permanente entre les deux rives de ce fleuve." = Explanation of the work undertaken for the construction of the Tunnel, or Passage under the Thames, between Rotherhithe and Wapping, with the aim of opening a permanent communication between the two banks of this river.1 vol. in-12 oblong, (10 x 13.5 cm); 16p. and [8] numbered leaves from 17 to 24. Bound in wrappers, pink title label on the front cover, plain spine. Pleasant condition, except for a tiny tear without loss at the bottom of the front cover and some light foxing.
Illustrated with nine plates, including three folding plates and one with a system. Leaves 17 to 24 explain these plates. The second leaf (between the title and the introduction) presents the Directors and Members of the Commission of the Thames Tunnel Company (in the next edition of 1837, some names will… Read More
