Manuscripts

Indian railways

Description: Manuscript journal of the construction of Indian railways, with about fifty letters from the Superintendent of Works, John H. Duncan, to the gentlemen of the East India Railway Company.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1845-1847
Call number: Lot 254
Provenance: Purchased from Anderson Galleries, 1919.
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Associated people: Brunel, Isambard Kingdom, (1806-1859.); Duncan, John H., (active 1840.); Rennie, John, (1794-1874.); Sopwith, Thomas, (1803-1879.); Stephenson, Robert, (1803-1859.)
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