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Antique wood engraving of the double suspension bridge over the Niagara gorge, downstream from the falls: a steam train crosses …
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Antique wood engraving of the double suspension bridge over the Niagara gorge, downstream from the falls: a steam train crosses on the upper deck while the lower one is left to carriages and pedestrians. The drawing is signed D. Lancelot at the lower left corner.
The Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge, the work of John A. Roebling opened in 1855, was the first suspension bridge in the world able to carry railway traffic, and served as a testing ground for the future Brooklyn Bridge.
Medium: Wood engraving
Artist / after: Dieudonné Lancelot (1822-1894)
Date: 1877, according to the original record
Dimensions: Sheet 12.0 x 8.5 in (30.4 x 21.5 cm)
Condition: Good condition; paper lightly toned, with a surface rub in the sky at the upper left.
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- Dimensions
- 12ʺW × 0.1ʺD × 8.5ʺH
- Styles
- French
- Art Subjects
- Landscape
- Frame Type
- Unframed
- Period
- 19th Century
- Country of Origin
- France
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Woodcut
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Black
- Condition Notes
- Good condition; paper lightly toned, with a surface rub in the sky at the upper left. Good condition; paper lightly toned, with a surface rub in the sky at the upper left. less
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