TREDGOLD, Thomas. Illustrations of Steam Machinery and Steam Naval Architecture. An atlas to the enlarged edition of Tredgold's work on the steam engine ... one hundred and twenty-five engravings, [London]: John Weale, 1839, atlas volume only, elephant 2°, engraved plates numbered to 118, some double-page, some two to a page, including bis plates and the two portraits of Tredgold and James Watt (frontispiece of Tredgold detached, occasional spotting), contemporary half roan (uncased), Scott bookplate. [Scott 637 (under date of 1838)] [text volume no longer present]

Details

TREDGOLD, Thomas. Illustrations of Steam Machinery and Steam Naval Architecture. An atlas to the enlarged edition of Tredgold's work on the steam engine ... one hundred and twenty-five engravings, [London]: John Weale, 1839, atlas volume only, elephant 2°, engraved plates numbered to 118, some double-page, some two to a page, including bis plates and the two portraits of Tredgold and James Watt (frontispiece of Tredgold detached, occasional spotting), contemporary half roan (uncased), Scott bookplate. [Scott 637 (under date of 1838)] [text volume no longer present]

Lot Essay

The plates illustrate engine sections, Boulton and Watts' single acting engine, Maudslay's portable engine and cylinder engines, valves, boilers, engines and paddle wheels from various steam vessels, and Stephenson's locomotives.

More from Maritime

View All