Bridges Collection (#58)

The Pool of London, c1948. Creator: Unknown
The Pool of London, c1948. From " Newnes Pictorial Knowledge Volume 3". [George Newnes Limited, London]

The Fabrician Bridge, Rome, 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Fabrician Bridge, Rome, 1890. Pons Fabricius, built in 62 BC, spans half of the Tiber River from Campus Martius on the east to Tiber Island, commissioned by Lucius Fabricius

Pass of Killicrankie, 1802. Creator: Unknown
Pass of Killicrankie, 1802. [Messrs Longman & Rees, London, 1802]

Cordova, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Cordova, 1890. Cordoba on the Guadalquivir river was a Roman settlement, taken over by the Visigoths, then the Umayyad Caliphate in 8th century

Loch Lubnaig, West-end, 1802. Creator: Unknown
Loch Lubnaig, West-end, 1802. [Messrs Longman & Rees, London, 1802]

Pont Aberglaslyn, North Wales, c1890. Creator: Unknown
Pont Aberglaslyn, North Wales, c1890

Bridge of St. Angelo, Rome, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Bridge of St. Angelo, Rome, 1890. Ponte Sant Angelo, a travertine marble bridge spanning the Tiber in Rome completed in 134 AD by Emperor Hadrian

Old Bow Bridge, c1876. Creator: Unknown
Old Bow Bridge, c1876. Three-arched 15th century stone bridge across Mill Beck in Bow, East London. From " Old and New London: A Narrative of Its History, Its People, and Its Places

The Flight of Caius Gracchus, 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Flight of Caius Gracchus, 1890. From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History Vol. II - Rome", by Edmund Ollier. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris and Melbourne, 1890]

Pergamus, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Pergamus, 1890. From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History Vol. II - Rome", by Edmund Ollier. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris and Melbourne, 1890]

Traffic jam on Blackfriars Bridge, London, 1935. Creator: Unknown
Traffic jam on Blackfriars Bridge, London, 1935. A typical " hold-up" scene...showing an unbroken line of trams right across the bridge

The Kremlin, Moscow, 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Kremlin, Moscow, 1890. A fortified complex in Moscow, overlooking the Moskva River. During the Imperial period, from early 18th- late 19th century, the walls were traditionally painted white

Jennys Whim Bridge, 1750, (c1876). Creator: Unknown
" Jennys Whim" Bridge, 1750, (c1876). A wooden bridge spanning Grosvenor canal at what is now Ebury Bridge to the marshland of Pimlico

Cheyne Walk and Cadogan Pier, c1876. Creator: Unknown
Cheyne Walk and Cadogan Pier, c1876. Cadogan Pier was designed by Nathaniel Handford and buillt by Earl Cadogan in 1841. It was rebuilt around 1875 following the completion of Albert Bridge

Buonaparte atttempting to force the Bridge of Arcola, (1796), 1816. Creator: Unknown
Buonaparte atttempting to force the Bridge of Arcola, (1796), 1816. Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) French statesman, military leader at the Battle of Arcola (1796)

Storming of the Landau Gate at Weissenburg, 4 August 1870, (1936). Creator: Unknown
Storming of the Landau Gate at Weissenburg, 4 August 1870, (1936). Ersturmung Des Landauer Tores Zu Weissenburg, 4 August 1870

Queen Louise Bridge, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1901. Creator: Keystone View Company
Queen Louise Bridge, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1901. The Dronning Louises Bro (Queen Louises Bridge) is named after Queen Louise of Hesse-Kassel, and was built between 1885 and 1887. Stereocard

Looking North from the Eiffel Tower, Paris Exposition, 1902. Creator: Unknown
Looking North from the Eiffel Tower, Paris Exposition, 1902. Bridge over the River Seine and the Palais du Trocadero which was built for the 1878 Worlds Fair in Paris, France. Stereocard

Kaiser Bridge, Hamburg, Germany, 1896. Creator: Keystone View Company
Kaiser Bridge, Hamburg, Germany, 1896. The Neue Elbbrucke, (New Elbe Bridge), with three lenticular trusses, was built in Gothic Revival style in 1887

Niagara! Wonder of this western world... Niagara Falls. N.Y. U.S.A
" Niagara! Wonder of this western world. And half the world beside!" Niagara Falls. N.Y. U.S.A. 1897. Viewing platform above the falls in New York state. Stereocard

Forth Bridge, Scotland, 1897. Creator: Keystone View Company
Forth Bridge, Scotland, 1897. The Forth Rail Bridge, which spans the Firth of Forth, was built for the North British Railway and opened on 4 March 1890

Rogers Seat and Inigo Jones Gateway, Holland House, c1876. Creator: Unknown
Rogers Seat and Inigo Jones Gateway, Holland House, c1876. Rogers Seat, named after Samuel Rogers, poet and banker and comissioned gateway of Portland stone by Inigo Jones

Outfall of Westbourne, c1876. Creator: Unknown
Outfall of Westbourne, c1876. The River Westbourne, tributary of the River Thames carried pure drinking water into the City of London, in the 19th century, the water became impure and was culverted

The Fleet River, near St. Pancras, 1825, (c1876). Creator: Unknown
The Fleet River, near St. Pancras, 1825, (c1876). The River Fleet with headwaters on Hampstead Heath, goes underground through Kentish Town and on to St Pancras Old Church

Highgate Archway Gate and Tavern in 1825, (c1876). Creator: Unknown
Highgate Archway Gate and Tavern in 1825, (c1876). Highgate Archway, built 1813, on Archway Road, from 1813 to 1864, a toll gate made travellers pay for the next stage of their journey

Frederick the Great evades capture, 1745, (1936). Creator: Unknown
Frederick the Great evades capture, 1745, (1936). Friedrich Der Grosse Entgeht Der Gefangennahme, 1745. King Frederick the Great of Prussia hides under a bridge with his dog

Section of the Thames Embarkment, 1867, (c1876). Creator: Unknown
Section of the Thames Embarkment, 1867, (c1876). 19th-century civil engineering project primarily designed by Sir Joseph Bazalgette of a low level interceptor sewer

Section of the Holborn Viaduct, Showing the Subways, c1876. Creator: Unknown
Section of the Holborn Viaduct, Showing the Subways, c1876. Work on the worlds first underground railway began in 1860, by the Metropolitan Railway under chief engineer John Fowler

Interior of Subway, Holborn Viaduct, c1876. Creator: Unknown
Interior of Subway, Holborn Viaduct, c1876. Work on the worlds first underground railway began in 1860 by the Metropolitan Railway, under chief engineer John Fowler

Old Bridge Over the Lake, Regents Park, in 1847, (c1876). Creator: Unknown
Old Bridge Over the Lake, Regents Park, in 1847, (c1876). One of the Royal Parks of London, Regents park was appropriated by Henry VIII on Dissolution of the Monasteries

The Priory, Kilburn, 1750, (c1876). Creator: Unknown
The Priory, Kilburn, 1750, (c1876). Kilburn Priory established c1130-1134 where Watling Street (now Kilburn High Road) met the stream now known as the Westbourne, was dissolved by Henry VIII in 1537

River and bridge near Plymouth in Devon, 1920. Creator: Unknown
River and bridge near Plymouth in Devon, 1920

Sainte Chapelle in Paris. Creator: Unknown
Sainte Chapelle in Paris. The 13th-century royal chapel is considered among the highest achievements of Rayonnant period Gothic architecture, and was commissioned by King Louis IX of France

Regensburg, c1740. Creator: Johann Georg Ringlin
Regensburg, c1740. The city of Regensburg in Germany (Ratisbona in Latin), with a coat of arms in the foreground, and churches, castles, and principal landmarks indicated

Graz, c1740. Creator: Johann Georg Ringlin
Graz, c1740. The city of Graz in Austria, (Graecium in Latin), with a coat of arms in the foreground, and churches, castles, and principal landmarks indicated

Namur, c1740. Creator: Johann Georg Ringlin
Namur, c1740. The city of Namur in Belgium, with a coat of arms in the foreground, and churches, castles, the River Meuse and principal landmarks indicated

Landscape, 1515, (1943). Creator: Wolf Huber
Landscape, 1515, (1943). Wooden bridge over a river. Drawing in the Staatliche Graphische Sammlung, Munich, Germany. From " Europaische Handzeichnungen"

Xerxes Crossing The Hellespont, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Xerxes Crossing The Hellespont, 1890. Pontoon Bridges were constructed during the second Persian invasion of Greece on the orders of Xerxes I of Persia so his army could cross the Hellespont

The Houses of Parliament, Westminster, London, c1890. Creator: Unknown
The Houses of Parliament, Westminster, London, c1890. From " Cassells History of England - Special Edition, Vol. V." [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne

Newark, c1910. Creator: Unknown
Newark, c1910. The Castle. Manufactories of Linen Sheeting, Corn and Tiles. Population, 16, 400. Newark Castle and bridge over the River Trent, Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire

Antioch in Syria, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Antioch in Syria, 1890. Antioch, ancient Greek city on the Orontes River, founded in late 4th century BC by Seleucus I Nicator, a general of Alexander the Great

Landscape with a Rainbow Effect, 1794, (1930). Creator: Joseph Wright of Derby
Landscape with a Rainbow Effect, 1794, (1930). A bridge and surrounding countryside illuminated by an eerie light after a storm. Painting in the Derby Museum & Art Gallery

London Bridge, late 19th-early 20th century. Creator: Unknown
London Bridge, late 19th-early 20th century. View of horse-drawn buses on London Bridge, looking towards the City from Southwark

Mount Ogura and the Uji River, 1824, (1924). Creator: Totoya Hokkei
Mount Ogura and the Uji River, 1824, (1924). People crossing a bridge surrounded by mist, with mountains in the distance. From the " Fuso Meisho Kyoka Shu" by Uwoya Hokkei, [1824]

Landscape with figure crossing a bridge, 1809, (1924). Creator: Ogura Tokei
Landscape with figure crossing a bridge, 1809, (1924). From " Tokei Gafu", 2nd series, by Ogura Tokei, [1809]. Published in " Block Printing & Book Illustration in Japan"

Barefoot men with parasols in the snow, 1811, (1924). Creator: Naniwa Shunkosai
Barefoot men with parasols in the snow, 1811, (1924). From the " Ehon Shibai Banashi" by Naniwa Shunkosai, [1811]

Golden Temple, Amritsur. Creator: Unknown
Golden Temple, Amritsur. The Golden Temple at Amritsar in Punjab, India, is the principal shrine of the Sikh religion. The temple was built between 1588 and 1601

Potsdam, (1919). Creator: Unknown
Potsdam, (1919). View of Potsdam in Germany, residence of the Prussian kings and the German Kaiser until 1918. The chief town of the Prussian Province of Brandenburg

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