BRUNEL (Isambard Kingdom, 1806-1859, Engineer, Designer of the Clifton Suspension Bridge)

Fine Autograph Letter signed to an unnamed correspondent saying that the “statement of Mr White requesting an arrangement with us as to Mr Cholmondley’s kind is quite correct...”, 1 side 8vo., Great Western Railway headed paper, 18 Duke Street, Westminster, 12th May

Brunel was an English mechanical and civil engineer who is considered "one of the most ingenious and prolific figures in engineering history", "one of the 19th century engineering giants", and "one of the greatest figures of the Industrial Revolution, [who] changed the face of the English landscape with his groundbreaking designs and ingenious constructions". Brunel built dockyards, the Great Western Railway, a series of steamships including the first propeller-driven transatlantic steamship and numerous important bridges including the Clifton Suspension Bridge and tunnels including the Box Tunnel. There is a story that Brunel deliberately aligned the tunnel so that the rising sun is visible through it on his birthday each year, April 9. His designs revolutionised public transport and modern engineering.

Item Date:  1857

Stock No:  42457      £1250

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