Perspectivische Ansicht des Tunnels unter der Themse. Vue perspective du tunnel sous la Tamise.
Published / Created:
[s.n., ca. 1825]
Physical Description:
7 col. plates. 23 x 16 cm.
Holdings:
Rare Books and ManuscriptsGV1199 P43Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Related Content:
View a selection of digital images in the Yale Center for British Art's online catalogue
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/orbis:209098
Classification:
Books
Notes:
In case, as issued.Titles from two printed paper labels on case.A double telescopic peepshow with two viewing holes. The "plates" are actually six cutout panels, connected top, bottom, and center by paper.Possibly issued at the time the tunnel was begun (1825). The costumes shown seem to date from that period. In any case, a hypothetical view: horses and carriages are shown, although ramps were never constructed to carry them to the entrance of the tunnel.Hyde, R. Paper peepshows, cat. 118Cottage of content, or, Toys, games, and amusements of nineteenth century England, 62Selected exhibitions: "The Cottage of Content : or, Toys, Games, and Amusements of Nineteenth Century England" (Yale Center for British Art, November 2 - December 31, 1977).
Exhibition History:
Cottage of Content, or, Toys, Games, and Amusements of Nineteenth Century England (Yale Center for British Art, November 2, 1977-December 31, 1977)
Subject Terms:
Tunnels -- England -- London. | Thames Tunnel (London, England)
