Sujet

'Trial Trip on the Underground Railway, 1863', (c1876). Creator: Unknown.

Légende

'Trial Trip on the Underground Railway, 1863', (c1876). Work on the world’s first underground railway started in 1860, by the Metropolitan Railway under chief engineer John Fowler, a three mile tunnel ran from Paddington to Farringdon Street. From "Old and New London: A Narrative of Its History, Its People, and Its Places. The Western and Northern Studies", by Edward Walford. [Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co., London, Paris & New York]. (Colorised black and white print).

Date

1863

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM25A12_310

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

57,8Mo (4,7Mo) / 44,7cm x 32,4cm / 5274 x 3828 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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