Address upon a Proposed Rail Road from Wilmington to the Susquehanna; Together with a Report of the Survey Made by William Strickland, Esq., Architect and Engineer.
Philadelphia, 1835. First edition. 8vo. 18 pp. Folding map (9 x 29 inches): Map and Profile of the Route of the Wilmington and Susquehanna Railroad. Laid down from surveys made under the personal direction of William Strickland by John C. Trautwine; the map, not described in Modelski Railroad Maps of North America: The First Hundred Years (Washington, 1984), delineates the proposed route from Wilmington, Delaware, to the Bay of North East in Maryland. Strickland (1787-1854), a prominent architect and engineer, was one of the first to advocate the use of steam locomotives on railways. Sabin 92812. American Imprints 34424. Railway Economics, p. 168. OCLC locates four copies (Delaware, MIT, Lehigh, SMU-DeGolyer). Disbound pamphlet. Very good. Item #47220
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