sir john goode (2 risultati)

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Landscape folio (65 cm's x 94 cm's), title page and two sheets. The first sheet has two plans 'Plan of the River Rother from Scots Flat' and 'Plan of the River Rother from Just Below the Junction with Rock Channel', second sheet illustrates 'Sections'. Brown wrappers a little frayed at the edges, the front wrapper and title page have neat repairs, as do the two plans however the repairs are largely confined to the margins and only just touch the image. The item has been rolled and there are some light creases but overall a very good copy of a rare item.

The original map for Sir John Goodes proposed work on Cape Town Harbour, which was later adopted. Proposed work shown in red. Map is 99cm x 68.5cm with some closed tears along creases and a library stamp on the reverse, Housed in a special folded case. Included is the original Goodes report dated August 1877, printed by Waterlow and Sons, which several archive and library stamps. Sir John Goode (11 Nov 1816 - 2nd March 1892) was an English civil engineer, known for harbour works. He was consulted by several of the most important colonial governments, notably by those of the South African and Australian colonies, in reference to proposed harbour works. He made several journeys to South Africa in connection with the scheme upon which his advice was sought. In 1876, he was in Cape Colony and in Natal, and again in 1877. He wrote many professional reports, chiefly on harbours, the most important of which are Table Bay (Weymouth, 1859), Whiethaven (London, 1866), on military harbours (London, 1875), Table Bay, Mossel Bay (London, 1877, Port Natal (London, 1877) and Melbourne (London, 1879). Coode was probably the most distinguished harbour engineer of the nineteenth century, it would be difficult to estimate too highly the value to the trade and mutual intercourse of the different parts of the British empire, of the harbour and river improvement schemes in every part of the world which he was responsible for.