Title

Aqueducts, 1889. Creator: W & AK Johnston.

Caption

Aqueducts, 1889. 'Remains of Aqueduct of Metz [France, Roman]; Aqueduct of Pont du Gard near Nismes [over the River Gardon near Nîmes, France, Roman]; Aqueduct of Maintenon [built by Louis XIV to carry water from the Eure River to the gardens of the Palace of Versailles, France]; Aqueduct Delle Torre, Spoleto [Ponte delle Torri, Italy, 13th-century aqueduct possibly built on Roman foundations]; Chirk Aqueduct (Ellesmere Canal), [designed in 1801 by Thomas Telford, carries the Llangollen Canal across the River Ceiriog near Wrexham in Wales]; Dee Aqueduct (Ellesmere Canal)', [completed in 1805, carries the Llangollen Canal across the River Dee at Froncysyllte near Wrexham, Wales]. From "Encyclopaedia Britannica, Ninth Edition". [1889]
The Print Collector collection

Date

1889

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19D55_269

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

71,2Mb (3,9Mb) / 14,8in x 18,7in / 4440 x 5608 (300dpi)

Keywords

transport transportation river water Italy Wales engineering country Rome France bridge geography ruins archaeology ruin ancient canal Roman location century archaeological ruined Nimes gard archaeological site aqueduct Pont du Gard encyclopaedia archeology B&W Languedoc-Roussillon MONOCHROME water supply encyclopedia 19th century water transport black & white black and white B W nineteenth century Spoleto The Print Collector Chirk Aqueduct geographical feature Llangollen Canal Pontcysyllte Aqueduct TGN Wrexham engraving Thomas Telford Telford Johnston William Thomas Encyclopedia Britannica W & AK Johnston Johnston W & AK W&AK Johnston W. & A.K. Johnston W & A K Johnston Johnston W & A K Alexander Keith Johnston Alexander Keith William Johnston Maintenon Aqueduct Nîmes Pont y Cyssyltau Aqueduct Alexander Keith Johnston William Johnston Thomas Telford engraving