Mémoires sur les travaux publics de l'Angleterre

Name of traveller

Joseph-Michel Dutens (1765-1848)

Reason for travel

• study of infrastructure

Date of travel

1818

Le pont-canal dit acqueduc de Pont-Cysylty [sic] est un des plus grands monumens modernes de ce genre qui aient été construits. (Dutens 60)

Content

• architecture:
  • surveys and describes modern aqueducts, bridges and canals
  • finds Chirk Aqueduct and Pontcysyllte Aqueduct are exceptional modern monuments, but generally French bridges are better
    
• people: reference to Charles Dupin (1784-1873) and Thomas Telford (1757-1834)
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Nationality of traveller

French

Language of publication

French

Gender of traveller

Male

Type of publication

study of infrastructure

Citation

Dutens, J[oseph-Michel]. Mémoires sur les travaux publics de l'Angleterre. Paris: Imp. royale, 1819. 59-61. Print.