Smyrna, Turkey: remains of the Roman aqueduct. Process print by E.N.A.

1 print : halftone ; image 8.5 x 12.5 cm

Mouldering arches of a Roman aqueduct near Smyrna. ; E.N.A. ... Lettering continues: "The Aqueduct of Paradise is a typical though small example of the waterways built by the Romans in most of the lands that they occupied. Constructed of stone, it bears on its topmost arches a channel lined with cement and gently sloping, so that water which was intended mainly for drinking purposes might be carried along it over valleys"

Wellcome Collection 22806i