Description:
Tribute to F.D.B.O. Penshaw, Chief Resident Engineer of Railway Construction,Federated Malay States Railways, on the occasion of his retirement, praising him and thanking him for his service in the Kelantan Division, and mentioning his connection with projects such as the Kelantan Bridge and Penang Hill Railway, printed and overlaid with hand-painted illustrations on paper, the illustrations signed F.A. Wijesekera, the document signed by approximately forty five individuals, framed and glazed, sight size 21 x 15 in.
Provenance: From the William C. Rives collection.
Estimate $1,500-2,500
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