The Roads and Railroads, Vehicles, and Modes of Travelling [Bridges, Tunnels, and Canals] [1839]
London: John W. Parker, 1839. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE —This 1839 survey stands as a primary witness to the 'Great British Railway Revolution.' By documenting ancient modes of travel alongside contemporary canal and rail engineering, the author (likely a scholar in the John W. Parker circle) provided the Victorian public with a......