Engraving, Messrs. Telford & Douglass's Design of a Cast Iron Bridge of a Single Arch

Made:
1800
maker:
Thomas Telford

[Engraving] Messrs. Telford & Douglass's Design of a Cast Iron Bridge of a Single Arch proposed to be erected across the River Thames from near St. Saviour's Church and in a Line with the Royal Exchange as shewn in their General Plan Plate IX. Span of the Arch 600 feet. 1800 Jul. [Scale 1" : 12'. On a roll with a second copy (inv. no. 1987-624) and another item. Ordered to be printed 28 Jul 1800. Engraved (by William Lowry) for the Appendix to the Third Report of the Select Committee of the House of Commons upon the Improvement of the Port of London. Plate XXIV/5. See also inv. no. 1992-759 (MSP 24 and MSR 46) for other Port of London improvement plans]

Details

Category:
Archive
Object Number:
1877-425
Measurements:
: 665 x 1900 mm
type:
engraving
credit:
Bennet Woodcroft Bequest