The Year-book of Facts in the Great Exhibition of 1851

The Year-book of Facts in the Great Exhibition of 1851
Author: John Timbs
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Total Pages: 386
Release: 1851
Genre: Great Exhibition
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Describes the origin and progress of the Great Exhibition of 1851, including the French national expositions from 1797 to 1849, the origin and construction of the Crystal Palace, the lay-out of the exhibits and the objects exhibited. There is also a description of the close of the exhibition. The appendix contains a list of the medal winners, tables of the daily number of visitors to the exhibition including the amount of money received at the doors on each day and a financial statement of the proceeds and expenditure of the exhibition. Finally a statistical note on the official catalogue is quoted from The Edinburgh review. Includes index.