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Reports of the late John Smeaton, F. R. S., made on various occasions, in the course of his employment as a civil engineer. : In three volumes. Vol. I -[III].
Carpenters' Company of the City and County of Philadelphia 1812 Smeaton
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Smeaton, John, 1724-1792.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Civil engineering.
- Physical Description:
- 4 v. : ill. ; 29 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- London: : Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, Paternoster-Row., 1812-1814.
- Notes:
- Initially published as a 3v. set in 1812; a fourth volume was added in 1814 with title: "The miscellaneous papers of John Smeaton, civil engineer, &c F.R.S. comprising his communications to the Royal Society, printed in the Philosophical transactions, forming a fourth volume to his Reports".
- V.1-3 contain 70 plates interpolated throughout engraved by Wilson Lowry after J. Farey with frontis. portrait of Smeaton in v.1 engraved by Bromley [i.e. William Bromley] after Brown [I.e. John Brown]
- Plates engraved by Wilson Lowry after J. Farey in v.1-3; plates in v.[4], are signed by Basire, J. Mynde after Smeaton.
- "Strahan and Preston. Printers'-Street, London."--t.p. verso (v.1-3)
- "S. Brooke, printer, 35, Paternoster-Row, London."--p. [iv] (v.[4])
- Local Notes:
- Title is held at Carpenters' Hall in the Library of the Carpenters' Company of the City and County of Philadelphia. Access to the books is restricted and available to researchers only by permission requested in advance.
- Carpenters' Company copy with bookseller's label on front pastedown of v.1: Thomas Wallace, stationer, No. 70 N. Third St., Philadelphia; accession numbers 3397-3400; first recorded in 1840 Carpenters' Company Library Catalogue as nos. 119 and 135-137 (v.1-4 respectively).
- Contains:
- Miscellaneous papers of John Smeaton. 1814.
- OCLC:
- 227176900
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