Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
McAdam, John Loudon, 1756-1836
Title:
Remarks on the present system of road making : with observations, deduced from practice and experience, with a view to a revision of the existing laws, and the introduction of improvement in the method of making, repairing, and preserving roads, and defending the road funds from misapplication .... / by John Loudon M'Adam ...,
Alternate Title(s):
Remarks on roads
Edition:
Third edition : carefully revised, with considerable additions, and an appendix.
Published / Created:
London : Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown,Paternoster Row, 1820..
Physical Description:
196 p. ; 24 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Caption title: "Remarks on roads."
Contents:
Introduction -- The mode of making roads -- Commissioners and officers employed under them -- Care of the finances -- Appendix -- Report from the select committee on the highways of the kingdom ... -- Minutes of evidence.
Subject Terms:
Roads -- Design and construction. | Roads -- Great Britain. | Roads, Macadamized. | Roads -- Great Britain -- Finance.
Contributors:
Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, publisher. | McAdam, John Loudon, 1756–1836. Observations on the highways of the kingdom. Selections.