Hazelwood, Devonshire. The Seat of Richard Peek, Esq.re
Lithographed by Isaac Shaw from a Sketch by H. Moreland. Tinted lithograph. 215 x 330mm. Trimmed along upper edge. Hazelwood at Loddiswell, near Kingsbridge, the family estate bought by Richard Peek in 1830.
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Olive Mount.
Drawn & Engraved by I. Shaw. [British, c.1831.] Wood engraving, rare; image 155 x 210mm (6 x 8¼"). Crease top left corner. Engraving by Isaac Shaw showing a view of a steam locomotive pulling carriages through the Olive Mount cutting during the construction of the railway line between Liverpool and Manchester. The Liverpool & Manchester Railway was the world's first inter-city railway and was built under the supervision of chief engineer George Stephenson. Railways were developed mainly for the transportation of goods, mainly coal, but it was quickly realised that trains were also a good way of carrying passengers.
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