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August 15, 2021

Guinevere Vanderpants

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Blind Jack

Drawn by J R Smith in *The Life of John Metcalf,* published 1801.

Civil engineer John Metcalf, also known as Blind Jack, was born on August 15, 1717. Blind from the age of six, he has a surprising legacy in pioneering modern road construction, along with John MacAdam and Thomas Telford.

View of Hyde Park Corner Turnpike, Westminster, London, 1792.

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Guinevere Vanderpants

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