[Rarebooks] FS: Illustrated New York Railroads, Bridges, etc., 1857

[Charles Agvent]

[RAILROADS]. DRAWINGS OF MAPS, BRIDGES, PROFILES, COAL BURNING 
LOCOMOTIVES, CHAIRS, BRAKES, SPLICES, & C. Accompanying the Report of 
the Board of Railroad Commissioners for 1856. Albany, NY: C. Van 
Benthuysen, 1857. First Edition. Original gilt-lettered brown cloth (6" 
x 9-1/4") rebacked with later black cloth. Complete with 2 folding maps 
and 46 plates, most folding. There is a very large folding hand-colored 
map of the state of New York and a smaller folding map of the cities of 
New York and Brooklyn showing the routes of the horse railroads. The 
plates depict bridges, coal-burning locomotives, tunnels, etc., 
including profile maps of railroad routes. Issued by the New York Board 
of Railroad Commissioners, this volume is a veritable treasure trove of 
images related to mid-19th century railroadiana. Occasional very minor 
tear or stain but quite clean and whole, firmly bound. Near Fine. 
(#020532)        $450

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