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Anteckningar i anledning af en resa till England i slutet af sommaren år 1834
Title
Anteckningar i anledning af en resa till England i slutet af sommaren år 1834.
Published
Stockholm : Johan Hörberg, 1835.
Physical Description
192 p., [5] leaves of plates : ill. ; 20 cm.
Local Notes
BAC: British Art Center copy bound in original green printed paper wrappers. Autograph: James Hamilton.
Notes
Preface signed and dated: Stockholm d. 8 April 1835. Carl af Forsell.
Lithographed title page by Carl Axel Adam Schéele.
With wood-engraved illustrations.
Biographical / Historical Note
Carl Gustaf af Forsell was a pioneer for the use of steam power in Sweden, establishing the first steamship company in Sweden and campaigning for steam on rails. He traveled to England to study the railroad and made a trip on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway.
Format
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Language
Swedish
Added to Catalog
July 11, 2012
Subjects
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Genre/Form
Lithographs - 1835.
Wood engravings - 1835.
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