Caption

Thomas Telford (1757-1834) Scottish civil engineer, born in Westkirk, Langholm. At the age of 14 he was apprenticed to a stonemason and became the outstanding civil engineer of his generation. He was nicknamed the Colossus of Roads for the improvements he made to 1, 000 miles of roads. His works include the Ellesmere Canal, which included the Chirk Viaduct and Pont Cysylte Aqueduct, the Caledonian Canal, improvements to the road from London to Holyhead, which included the Menai Suspension Bridge, and St Katherine's Docks in London, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century master, Record date not stated

Date

Aug 02, 2024

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Sunny Celeste

Reference

BRK24E47_192

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

40,6Mb (3,2Mb) / 11,8in x 13,3in / 3551 x 4000 (300dpi)

Keywords

1900s 19th century Britain British England Europe Great Britain Hanging bridge Historic illustration Historical illustration Langholm London No People North Europe Northern Europe Scotch Scottish Thomas Telford UK United Kingdom aquaeductus aqueduct arch bridge arched bridge artisan black body of water bridge canal channel colouring communication construction engineer contemporary copy craftsman date depiction deserted digital distance dock drawing drawn empty european famed famous former generation handcraft handicraft handyman historic historical history illustration labor labour measure measurement measuring mile nineteenth century no one nobody on the road optimisation optimization outstanding reconstruction refurbishment renowned replica replication representation reproduction restoration restoration work restored revolution river road sketch stonemason street suspension bridge suspension rope bridge tradesman travel photography uninhabited unit viaduct vintage water water canal water supply waterfront waterway woodcut woodprint work workman xylograph