Fulton, RobertA treatise on the improvement of canal navigation; exhibiting the numerous advantages to be derived from small canals. London: I. and J. Taylor at the Architectural Library, 1796 4to (280 x 210 mm). 17 plates; scattered spotting, minor marginal toning and occasional soiling, plates with more significant foxing and browning, a few marginal chips. Original boards; rebacked to style, rubbed, restoration to corners. In custom clamshell case. First edition. Robert Fulton was a skilled artist, engineer, and inventor. his early work primarily focused on the design of canal systems, which were vital to commercial activity in nineteenth-century America. Fulton went on to achieve ever greater engineering feats, including the practical creation of the steamboat, and the development of submarines and torpedoes. REFERENCE ESTC T101123; Federal Hundred 59; Howes F418; Sabin 26201; Sowerby 1230 PROVENANCE J. Wallis (ownership inscription to title)
Fulton, RobertA treatise on the improvement of canal navigation; exhibiting the numerous advantages to be derived from small canals. London: I. and J. Taylor at the Architectural Library, 1796 4to (280 x 210 mm). 17 plates; scattered spotting, minor marginal toning and occasional soiling, plates with more significant foxing and browning, a few marginal chips. Original boards; rebacked to style, rubbed, restoration to corners. In custom clamshell case. First edition. Robert Fulton was a skilled artist, engineer, and inventor. his early work primarily focused on the design of canal systems, which were vital to commercial activity in nineteenth-century America. Fulton went on to achieve ever greater engineering feats, including the practical creation of the steamboat, and the development of submarines and torpedoes. REFERENCE ESTC T101123; Federal Hundred 59; Howes F418; Sabin 26201; Sowerby 1230 PROVENANCE J. Wallis (ownership inscription to title)
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