A concise history of the International Exhibition of l862 : its rise and progress, its building and features and a summary of all former exhibitions
A concise history of the 1862 International Exhibition in London, written by John Hollingshead with plans and views by Captain Phillpotts, printed in 1862 for Her Majesty's Commissioners and aimed at the public and exhibition visitors. Its pictures are engraved architectural plans, a sectional drawing and an exterior view of the exhibition hall with its great dome and arched entrance, giving designers clear examples of Victorian civic planning and dense linear engraving.
