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  5. The Victoria tubular bridge - Montréal . - [ca 1860]
The Victoria tubular bridge - Montréal . - [ca 1860]
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The Victoria tubular bridge - Montréal . - [ca 1860]

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Ville de Montréal. Section des archives via Archives de Montréal (Ville de Montréal)
Dates
[ca 1860] (indexed as 1860)
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Scope & content
Cette gravure présente une vue générale du pont Victoria, depuis les rives de Montréal. On aperçoit le pont à une voie ferrée, tel que construit initialement, sous forme d'un long tube reposant sur les piles de maçonnerie. La gravure présente par ailleurs quelques embarcations de petite taille au premier plan. Le document est en anglais. La pièce porte la cote 42326. Ce document ne fait pas l'objet d'une description dans l'Essai de bibliographie canadienne de Philéas Gagnon.
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BoatBrickBridgeDockEngravingLakeLandscapeMountainRailwayRailway BridgeRiverSailboatSteamshipStone MasonryStreetscapeTowerTagged automatically by a vision model; may contain mistakes.
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1 gravure : entoilée ; 10 x 17 cm sur feuille 12 x 19 cm.
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An engraved print of a long tubular railway bridge carried on tall masonry piers stretching across a broad river, with a rounded hill and buildings on the far shore. In the foreground at left, several sailing vessels with tall masts and furled sails sit on the water beside a timber raft, and a smokestack rises faintly at the left edge. The caption printed along the bottom reads "THE VICTORIA TUBULAR BRIDGE.—MONTREAL."Described automatically by a vision model; may contain mistakes.
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THE VICTORIA TUBULAR BRIDGE.—MONTREAL.Read automatically; may contain mistakes.
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