Duplessy, J(oseph). Le guide indispensable du voyageur sur les chemins de fer de la Belgique. 2 Bl., 264 pp. With 1 folded border coloured lithographic map, 5 folded lithographic maps and 1 folded table. 17.5 x 11.5 cm. Yellow envelope (with slight signs of wear). Brussels, E. Landoy, 1840 (bumped: 1841). Haskell 1504 (only 220 pp., without location; see also 2215 the edition of 1843 with 278 pp.) See Hoeltzel 61. Goldsmiths' Cress 34327.8 (edition 1845). Röll I, 434. – Title edition of probably the first edition of this travel guide on the Belgian railways (cover with printed note: "Nouvelle Édition. 2 Francs' and year 1841). Page 10-36 contains general information on Belgian railways, page 37-44 with a list of departure times valid from 21. ==References====External links==* Official website* Official website ==References====External links== Pages 49 to 63 contain a comprehensive list of prices for goods and passenger transport in 3 classes. Then the tourist guide, which is constantly enriched with railway-specific information on the individual routes. ==References====External links== It was opened in May 1840 with the Brussels-Mecheln route and was about 320 km away. With plans from Brussels, Antwerp, Ghent, Bruges and Liège. J. Duplessy (1780-1860) has written other "Guides" for French routes. Includes departure times from Brussels, among other places. An absolutely early example of a "mini timetable" for the wallet. – Stamp and exlibris by "Dr. Lahnstein, Stuttgart". A little sticky, donkey-eared and relaxed. Without the separately delivered "Album pittoresque" (with 12 views). – With: Départs des convois du chemin de fer à dater du 1er juillet 1841. Période d'été. Courtrai, Impr. Jaspin Frères et Soeurs, (1841). 1 folded sheet on pink paper. 12 x 6 cm.