Men in the shield

Engraving, 1836

"This view exhibits the workmen in the iron shield, with a transverse section of the archways which they build during their operations, shewing [showing] thus how they appear along the archways."

From An explanation of the works of the tunnel under the Thames from Rotherhithe to Wapping from the New York Public Library. NYPL Call Number: VDCP; Digital Image ID: 1158871. [You may use this image without prior permission for any scholarly or educational purpose as long as you (1) credit the New York Public Library and (2) mention this site.]

Related Material

• View of the western archway of the Tunnel, lighted by gas
• Plan of the Tunnel with reference to the main roads and objects on the eastern part of London
• The tunneling process
• A side view of the tunneling
• Advertisement for the Thames Rotherhithe-Wapping Tunnel

Bibliography

Thames Tunnel Company. An explanation of the works of the tunnel under the Thames from Rotherhithe to Wapping. London: 1836.

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