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The Thames river, London: a cross-section of the first tunnel under the river, shipping in the river, and Rotherhithe beyond. Engraving by Silvester & Co., ca. 1830.
- Silvester & Co.
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- [1830?]
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Credit: The Thames river, London: a cross-section of the first tunnel under the river, shipping in the river, and Rotherhithe beyond. Engraving by Silvester & Co., ca. 1830.
Credit: Wellcome Collection.
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Description
A transverse section of the proposed tunnel as if completed, with a carriage and pedestrians below a view of the river and Rotherhithe with shipping, and St. Anne's Church, Rotherhithe, in the distance
Publication/Creation
[London] : [publisher not identified], [1830?]
Physical description
1 print : engraving ; image 6.3 x 8.5 cm
Contributors
Lettering
Thames tunnel. 1824. Silvester & Co. sc. 27, Strand, London
Publications note
M. Chrimes, The triumphant bore: a celebration of Marc Brunel's Thames tunnel, London: Archives Panel of the Institution of Civil Engineers, [19--]
Deborah Coltham Rare Books, 53rd New York Antiquarian Book Fair, Sevenoaks 2013, nos. 77-81
Reference
Wellcome Library no. 36473i
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- English
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