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  • Arta, Albania (subsequently Greece): the town and surrounding mountains. Colour lithograph after G.D. Beresford, 1855.
  • Civil engineering: building the Victoria Bridge across the Saint Lawrence River, Montreal. Coloured lithograph by the Kell brothers, 1860.
  • Scarborough Museum and Cliff Bridge, Scarborough, Yorkshire. Engraving by C.J. Smith.
  • Lourdes and Gave-de-Pau, Hautes Pyrénées, France: peasants fishing with the castle in the background. Lithograph, 1821, after M. Colston.
  • Civil engineering: the Conway box girder bridge, viewed from entrance level. Coloured lithograph by G. Hawkins after himself.
  • Bridges: a double drawbridge for ships to pass through. Engraving.
  • Carpentry: an oblique pile-driving machine, floating by a river bank. Engraving by Prevost after Lucotte.
  • The Hôtel Dieu, Paris: as seen from Pont St. Michel and the river. Etching by J. Huguenet after A. Testard.
  • Carpentry: a water-mill, used for pulling boats through a lock [?]. Engraving by Prevost after Lucotte.
  • Fair Mount Water Works, Philadelphia: with Upper Ferry Bridge. Coloured engraving by Ferrer Sears & Co., 1830, C. Burton.
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Catalogue

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    Pittville Spa from the river and grounds, Cheltenham. Line engraving by W. Radclyffe after G. Dinsdale.

    Dinsdale, George, active 1808-1829. | Reference: 16655i
  • view Bridges: a temporary rope bridge. Engraving by J. H. Kernot after C. Varley.
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    Bridges: a temporary rope bridge. Engraving by J. H. Kernot after C. Varley.

    Varley, Cornelius, 1781-1873 | Reference: 44416i
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    Castel Sant'Angelo (mausoleum of Hadrian), Rome: as seen from the river. Line engraving by F. Morelli, 1796.

    Morel, François, approximately 1768- | Date: 1796 | Reference: 22566i
  • view Bridges: a temporary bridge for loading ships. Engraving by G. Gladwin after C. Varley.
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    Bridges: a temporary bridge for loading ships. Engraving by G. Gladwin after C. Varley.

    Varley, Cornelius, 1781-1873 | Reference: 44414i
  • view Civil engineering: a chart of the Menai straits, showing the building of the box girder bridge. Lithograph after E. Clark, 1849.
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    Civil engineering: a chart of the Menai straits, showing the building of the box girder bridge. Lithograph after E. Clark, 1849.

    Clark, Edwin, 1814-1894 | Date: 1849 | Reference: 44460i
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