Letter from Francis Place to Marc Brunel
Download media
Object number2013.00009.6
TitleLetter from Francis Place to Marc Brunel
Creator Francis Place (author)
DescriptionLetter from Francis Place to Marc Brunel written from Brompton Square and dated 26 January 1839. Place praises Marc's 'grand works' and his talented son, and also discussed engineering, the Great Western Railway, the Irish railway survey, and English 'as the Language of Commerce and of a people of unparalleled enterprise' amongst other subjects.
Production date 1839-01-26 - 1839-01-26
Production period19th century
Object nameletter
Object categorycorrespondence
Materialpaper
Techniquehand-written
Dimensions
- height: 265 mm
width: 183 mm