Caption

Wood engraving from 1877 depicting the construction of the Gotthard Tunnel in the Swiss Alps. The scene shows a locomotive that is powered by compressed air and pulls rubble wagons out of the tunnel portal, illustration, reproduction of a model from the 19th century. Authentic, file restored for optimal use, exact date of submission unknown, historical

Date

Jun 19, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Sunny Celeste

Reference

BRK26H34_255

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

95.8Mb (31.9Mb) / 24.2in x 15.4in / 7254 x 4618 (300dpi)

Keywords

deserted black date past construction tunnel history drawing rail traffic vehicle transport accurate Alps Mountain Range rubble nature Switzerland classic Europe illustration depiction construction work mountain range antiquity historic means of transportation mountainous landscape pull locomotive restored contemporary drawn european debris contemporary history file authentic woodcut mountain restoration former vintage sketch printing method Western Alps travel photography Swiss Alps replication train Central Europe 19th century mountainscape Historic illustration Tunnel portal Wood engraving Gotthard tunnel Compressed air Rubbish truck no one Construction site cart car transportation precise open air classical representation range ancient times historical scenery Means of transport real xylograph reconstruction railway Middle Europe nineteenth century alpine landscape Historical illustration No People carriage exact mountain chain countryside realistic woodprint reproduction railroad 1900s mountain scenery nobody wagon ridge landscape photo genuine replica mountainous region uninhabited copy mountainous landscape empty mountain landscape mountain backdrop mountainous area Bergland dates pasts constructions tunnels drawings vehicles transports illustrations depictions construction works mountain ranges Altertum landscapes pulling locomotives files woodcuts mountains restorations formerly printing methods trains 19th-century Historic illustrations classically ranges historically sceneries reconstructions railways Historical illustrations carriages railroads replicas mountain landscapes mountainous areas on black Mountains Europe's depicting building historical image history image history images pulls Mount Mt. Mont Mt restoration work vintage-styled representing landscape photograph landscape shot