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Natural History, Science, Sport, Travel
5:00 AM PT - Nov 27th, 2008

 

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Bloomsbury Auctions

 

Bloomsbury House
24 Maddox Street
Mayfair, London, W1 S1PP
Uk Auction

 

       

Lot 751A save

Railways.- 3 engineering drawings for an atmosphe

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Railways.- 3 engineering drawings for an atmospheric railway,
2 of carriages showing Pinkus's patent rope valve and a braking system, respectively, the other of a section of pipe, pen and black ink over pencil, with watercolour, tthe first two on two sheets joined, 670 x 1630mm., 665 x 1950mm., and 675 x 515mm., respectively, all with Department of Science and Art blindstamps, and with labels for the same department, stating Cowper's Illustrations of Railway Contrivances, with manuscript descriptions added, pasted on versos, some splitting on folds, [late 19th century]; with 3 railway views, the London and Croydon Railway by E. Duncan, Cannon Street Station and Bridge, by Adlard after O'Connor, and The London Terminus of the Brighton and Dover Railroads, by Adlard after Marchant, a tinted lithograph and 2 engravings, some browning and surface dirt, the first mentioned with a few oil spots and marginal creasing, mid 19th century(6)


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