A London encyclopaedia, or universal dictionary of science, art, literature and practical mechanics : comprising a popular view of the present state of knowledge : illustrated by numerous engravings, a general atlas, and appropriate diagrams
A general-knowledge encyclopaedia edited by Thomas Curtis and published by Thomas Tegg in London in 1829, sold to British readers wanting science, trade and mechanics in one alphabetical set. The plates are copperplate engravings of machinery in plan, section and elevation: boiler furnaces, rolling mills, presses, pumps and bridge spans, with lettered parts, hatched shading and inch scales usable as line-art diagrams.
