STRICKLAND, William.- Reports on canals, railways, roads, and other subjects, made to “The Pennsylvania Society for the Promotion of Internal Improvement”. / By William Strickland, architect and engineer, while engaged in the service of the society.- Philadelphia: H. C. Carey & I. Lea, 1826.- VI, 51, [1 br.] p.: il.; 26x44 cm.- E. William Strickland (1788-1854), American architect and engineer, born in New Jersey, was sent to England in 1825 to study the latest technologies linked to the development of freight transport by road, rail and river. The album consists of a title page, one with the list of subscribers and another with the preface (VI p.); the next 46 pages are part of the “reports”; the last five, the “references to the plates”. The prints follow, numbered from 1 to 72, in a somewhat confusing way, namely: 13 double prints (2 per sheet); 1 triple (69 + 70 + 72); 2 folding ones (42 + 50); 2 double sheet (39 + 46); stamp 15 on two successive sheets. The total number of prints (figures) is therefore 73, printed on 57 sheets. Complete copy, with some conservation problems: slight cropping, browning and some fungal stains on the upper margin of the first leaves; tear without lack of support, on the first sheet of text (p. 1/2). Full shagreen recent binding, signed Victor Santos, with gold engraving on the upper cover and top edge gilt. Protective case.