The roads and railroads, vehicles, and modes of travelling, of ancient and modern countries; with accounts of bridges, tunnels, and canals, in various parts of the world ..
A popular illustrated survey of roads, bridges, canals, railways and horse-drawn vehicles across ancient and modern countries, published by J. W. Parker in London in 1839 for general readers and schools. The wood engravings are small vignettes showing carriages, carts and sledges in motion, with harnessed horses, spoked wheels, drivers and passengers set against sketchy landscapes of trees, ruins and open road "" useful as cut-out transport silhouettes, period vehicle reference, and textured hatching for backgrounds.
