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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
02 août 2024
Crédit
Photo12/imageBROKER/Sunny Celeste
Notre référence
BRK24E47_192
Model release
Non
Property release
Non
Licence
Libre de droits
Format disponible
40,6Mo (3,2Mo) / 30,1cm x 33,9cm / 3551 x 4000 (300dpi)