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LONDON - THAMES TUNNEL -- ZEICHNUNGEN UND NOTIZEN v.d. Arbeiten an dem Gange unter der Themse v. Rotherhithe nach Wapping, London. Magdeburg, bei Robrahn u. Co., in Commission bei F. Rubach, 1827. 13 letter pressed lvs. W. lithogr. ti., fold. lithogr. panorama, 2 lithogr. maps (1 double-p. & 1 fold.), 1 fold. table w. cold. lithogr. strip of paper dep. geological cross-section, and 8 full-p. lithogr. illustr. (incl. 1 w. die-cut overlay). 16°-obl. Cont. limp wrps. (1 illustr. loose, some light foxing, but in v.g. condition).
The Thames Tunnel, also called Wapping-Rotherhithe Tunnel was designed by the French emigré Marc Isambard Brunel and completed in 1843 after 18 years of construction. It was the first subaqueous tunnel in the world and was for many years the largest soft-ground tunnel.€ 300
result € 260
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