Title

Work project to connect the ports of Calais (France) and Dover (England), through the English Channel

Caption

Europe. Work project to connect the ports of Calais (France) and Dover (England), through the English Channel. Engraving depicting the underwater tunnel with station at the rocks of Barne. Visionary project of the French engineer Aime Thome de Gamond (1807-1876) that believed of the viability to build a tunnel of the Channel under the Strait of Dover. Engraving by Burgun. La Ilustracion Española y Americana. January 30, 1876.

Date

Jun 12, 2018

Credit line

Photo12/Universal Images Group

Reference

UMG20B25_275

License type

Rights managed

Available size

37,0Mb (6,8Mb) / 15,7in x 9,1in / 4724 x 2740 (300dpi)

Keywords

work project 19th century Aime Thome de Gamond Atlantic Ocean Barne Burgun Calais Contemporary era Dover England English Channel Europe France French Industrial Revolution La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana La Ilustracion Española y Americana Manche North Sea Thome Thome de Gamond access channel coast coastline communication routes contemporary engineer engineering engineering work engraving entrance european geography history layout navigation railway railway line railway road railway station rock rocks sea sea level station steam steam locomotive strait subterranean technology train transportation tunnel underwater visionary visionary thinking work project