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Lithograph
Britannia Bridge, Carnarvon Tower
Draughtsman
George Hawkins II
(1809-1852)
Lithographer
George Hawkins II
(1809-1852)
Publisher
John Weale
(1791-1862)
Printer
Day & Son
(1831-1867)
SignatureL. l. below image, G. Hawkins, del. et lith.; l. r. below image, Day & Son, lith.rs to the Queen; b. c. of sheet, London, Published for the Author, 1st Aug.t 1849; l. c. below image, ROBERT STEPHENSON, ENGINEER
Date
1849
Medium / Technique
Coloured ink
Lithography
Lithography
Dimensions54.8 x 37.2 cm
Origin
England
Object NumberM6924.5
DivisionDocumentary Art
CollectionMcCord
CreditGift of Mrs. Phillip Mackenzie
Status
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Conway Bridge, construction of second tube, September 1848
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Conway Tubular Bridge, with preparations for raising of second tube
George Hawkins II
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Conway Bridge. Floating of Second Tube, September, 1848
George Hawkins II
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M6924.40
Plan of the Military & Naval operations under the command of the immortal Wolfe & Vice Admiral Saunders before Quebec
Alfred Hawkins
1841
1979.297
Cast iron arches originally proposed for the Britannia Bridge
Anonymous
1849/08/01
M6924.35
Isometrical projection of a portion of one of the tubes of the Britannia Bridge
Matthew Forster
1849-1850
M6924.15
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