Stephenson (Robert) Plan and Section of the Proposed Extension of the London & Birmingham Railway, from Camden Station to Farringdon Street in the City of London,title, and 14 plates showing the route of the proposed tunnel from Camden Town station, running parallel with Regents Canal, to Farringdon Station, adjacent to Old Bailey, engraved throughout, by Dixon and Ross, comprising 7 plans and 7 sections, title and first few plates with creasing adjacent to right margin, several margins with tears and surface dirt, some uneven browning and spotting, isolated wax stains, Scale: 100 feet:one inch, original roan-backed printed wrappers, torn and stained, folio, 590 x 760mm.,1845.

***The proposed route, through St. Pancras, Islington, and Clerkenwell, to the City of London, shows extensive housing, with the numbers noted on the buildings likely to be most affected. The Metropolitan line on the London Underground network, which opened in 1863, appears to follow the route..