Sujet

Viaduct on the Madras Railway across the River Poiney, in Arcot, 1857. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Viaduct on the Madras Railway across the River Poiney, in Arcot, 1857. 'The handsome structure...has been built by the Madras Railway Company for carrying their line over the River Poiney, in the classic land of Arcot, Southern India. The bridge is constructed of granite of a superior description, and consists of fifty-six arches...The chief engineer of the line at the time of construction of this bridge was Mr. George Barclay Bruce [who]...brought into existence a railway...which, in the face of great difficulties, was commenced and planned so as to carry out a line from coast to coast, 450 miles in length'. From "Illustrated London News", 1857.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM23A76_451

Model release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

17,8Mo (1,4Mo) / 45,7cm x 9,8cm / 5394 x 1155 (300dpi)

Mots clés

transport transportation river India railways Indian boat boats engineering country bridge bridges British geography railway color structure location century Britain newspapers press civil engineering viaduct B&W engraved engraving railway bridge Tamil Nadu Colour 19th century water transport black & white black and white B W white and black nineteenth century The Print Collector geographical feature Hindoostan Illustrated London News TGN wood engraving ILN Vellore newspaper landscape panorama Unknown Arcot 19th-century railroad bridge River Poiney