Second edition. 37 folding tables. 8vo. Smart half dark maroon morocco. [vi], 140pp. Bruxelles, Remy, 1840.
After the U.K. Belgium was the first to adopt rail transport in any significant way. It was the first country to have a national rail network, and beyond the economic benefits their development was seen as a key element in forging the identity of the new state founded in 1830.
