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Suspension bridge over the Menai Straits between the county of Carnarvon and island of Anglesey – Antique Print

Suspension bridge over the Menai Straits between the county of Carnarvon and island of Anglesey, London : published by Payne and Foss, [1838] — antique engraving
Suspension bridge over the Menai Straits between the county of Carnarvon and island of Anglesey, London : published by Payne and Foss, [1838]. Antique engraving from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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This rare antique engraving captures Suspension bridge over the Menai Straits between the county of Carnarvon and island of Anglesey in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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Few bridges of the early 19th century drew as much attention as the suspension span across the Menai Strait, which carries the road from Carnarvon onto the island of Anglesey. Thomas Telford, the engineer who designed it, completed the bridge in 1826, and its iron chains hung from tall stone towers made it a landmark of early suspension engineering. This plate appeared in 1838 in an atlas issued with a published life of Telford, so the engraving records the structure as its builders meant it to be seen. The scale included with the print lets viewers judge the span against the water and the towers.

Created / publishedLondon : published by Payne and Foss, [1838]
Medium1 print : engraving.
GenreBook illustrations 1830-1840.Landscape prints 1830-1840.Engravings 1830-1840.
NotesIncludes scale. Illus. in: Atlas to the life of Thomas Telford, civil engineer. Pall Mall : Sold by Payne and Foss, 1838, pl. 70.
SubjectsBridges--Wales--1830-1840.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,096 × 3,298 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-186122

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