Trautwine, John C. “Rough Notes of an Exploration for an inter-Oceanic Canal Route by ways of the Rivers Atrato and San Juan, in New Granada, South America”, 145-154 (folding map), 217-231 (with folding map, split in the middle), 289—299 (with four chromolithographic views), 361-373. Continued in vol 28: pp 1-11 (with 7 lovely lithographic views), 73-84, 145-155, 217-226, 289-299 (concluded). (“John Cresson Trautwine (March 30, 1810, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – September 14, 1883, Philadelphia) was an American civil engineer, architect, and engineering writer. A consultant on numerous canal projects in North and South America, he was later remembered for reporting in 1852 that a canal through Panama would be impossible.”—Wiki)
In: Journal of the Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, Vol 27 and Vol 28 (third series), volume 57&58 (overall), January-December 1854, 442+444 pp.,with text illustrations, and three plates, including one folding.. Half-calf, with raised bands. Ex-library, with some scuffing on the spine; also a few stamps on the title page. Nice copy. Two volumes: $300
- Included in vol 27 are:
“Ocean Steamers”, -pp 64-68, 177-182;
“On the Progress and Present State of the Electric Telegraphs”, pp 61-64;
Faraday, Michael. “Identity of Dynamic or Voltaic Electricity with Static or Frictional Electricity”, pp 276-278.
“Report of the Directors of the Panama Railroad Company” (on of the most most dangerous railroading efforts of the 19th c.), pp 9-15;
Also, there are a number of separate reports on steamers such as the “San Francisco”, “Charlemagne”, “Tennessee”, “Ericsson” “Himalaya”, “Jos. Johnson”, “Princeton” (2d);
And of course, a lovely short article, “Soap as a Means of Art”.
- Included in vol 28:
Thomas Ewbank, “Thoughts on the Caloric Engine”, pp 178-184, 282-285,
L. Turnbull, “Observations on a Telegraph Line between Europe and America”, pp 58-62; Cresson, “Remarks upon the Use of Phonic Signals in Navigation”, pp 397-400, with a lovely plate.