Steel Engraving, Allington Locks, Kent.," circa 1837
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Artifact Overview
Before railroads, rivers provided quick transportation routes for people and goods. But rapids and dams impeded a boat's movement. To avert these obstacles, a lock was built to lift or lower a boat from one navigable section of a waterway to another. This steel engraving, done about 1837, depicts the Allington locks on the River Medway in England.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Print (Visual work)
Subject Date
circa 1837
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Artwork by William Tombleson, engraving by James Tingle, and published by Tombleson & Co., London, England.
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
82.129.215
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Steel engraving (Printing process)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 5.75 in
Width: 6 in
Inscriptions
Description beneath: An English canal view entitled "Allington Locks, Kent". Steel engraving. Date: about 1835-1840. Published by Tombleson & Co., 11 Paternoster Row, London, England
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