Sujet

'Howrah Floating Bridge, Calcutta', c1905. Artist: Unknown.

Légende

'Howrah Floating Bridge, Calcutta', 1905. Howrah Bridge, a pontoon bridge over the Hooghly River in West Bengal, India. The Government of Bengal passed the Howrah Bridge Act in the year 1871 under the Bengal Act IX of 1871. A contract was signed with Bradford Leslie (1831-1926) to construct a pontoon bridge. Parts of the bridge were constructed in England and shipped to Calcutta, where they were assembled. The bridge was completed in 1874. [The Commercial Union, Calcutta, c1905]
The Print Collector collection

Date

1905

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM19C76_152

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

76,7Mo (3,6Mo) / 55,0cm x 35,0cm / 6491 x 4128 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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