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Title

[Lon]gitudinal section of the first 38 2/3 English miles of the railway for joining the [Mol]dau and the Danube . . . with the Elbe, and the Black Sea with the northern ocean, by means of the continent, executed under the superintendence of [the Ch]evalier Francis Anthony Gerstner. The [ac]t of the Emperor of Austria was . . . 1824, the work begun 28, July 1825 and the 38 2/3 english miles were completely finished at the end of the year 1828.

Identifier(s)

graphics:5872; APSdigobj3497

Description

Insets: Transverse section of an excavation; A horse takes 3 waggons, each loaded with 2 or 2 ½ tons and goes with his load on a level railway 20 English miles in one day; and Transverse section of an embankment, shewing the dry-walling in the middle. Mutilated. Presented by the Rev. Mr. Barry.

Source

APS.Printed.Maps;

Subject

Maps; Railroads; Danube River; Black Sea

Date

[ca. 1830s]