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Shaft for descent to the entrance of the Thames Tunnel (view from the top), London, 1831. Artist: Anon

Shaft for descent to the entrance of the Thames Tunnel (view from the top), London, 1831. Artist: Anon

2-502-712 - The London Archives (City of London)/Heritage Images

Shaft for descent to the entrance of the Thames Tunnel (view from the top), London, 1831. The Thames Tunnel, connecting Wapping and Rotherhithe, was the first underwater tunnel in the world. Completed as a foot tunnel in 1843, it was converted to a railway tunnel for the East London Railway in the 1860s. Sir Marc Isambard Brunel designed the tunnel, and his son, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, was site engineer.

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  1. Anon, attributed to: :
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  1. B Dixie: British: Artist, printmaker
People Related
  1. Isambard Kingdom Brunel: British: Engineer, designer, inventor
  2. Sir Marc Isambard Brunel: British: Civil engineer
Medium
  1. Lithograph
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World Europe United Kingdom England Thames

  1. 51 30 00 N , 000 28 00 E
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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 2889x3670
File Size : 31,063kb

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  1. 22416
  1. p5410033
  1. 0220007397
  1. 2-502-712
  1. 22416
  1. 2502712
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