[Rarebooks] FS: 1804 Massachusetts Middlesex Canal Rules & Regulations

[Joslin Hall Rare Books, Ephemera & Photographs]

Rules, Regulations, and by-Laws Adopted by the Proprietors of the 
Middlesex Canal in 1804.  $450

Printed in Boston by Manning & Loring in 1804.  “The Middlesex Canal was 
a 27-mile barge canal connecting the Merrimack River with the port of 
Boston. When operational it was 30 feet wide, and 3 feet deep, with 20 
locks, each 80 feet long and between 10 and 11 feet wide. It also had 8 
aqueducts. The canal was one of the first civil engineering projects of 
its type in the United States, and was studied by engineers working on 
other major canal projects such as the Erie Canal. A number of 
innovations made the canal possible, including hydraulic cement, which 
was used to mortar its locks, and an ingenious floating towpath to span 
the Concord River” [Wikipedia]. Uncommon, with 3 OCLC locations.

Sewn paste-paper covers. About 6”x9”. 19 pages. Untrimmed, some 
age-toning and light soil, minor wear.  [46415]


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