Die Stadt Bristol im Südwesten Englands, der Fluss Avon und Bristol Harbour wurden Anfang der 1840er Jahre gezogen In der Mitte dieses Bildes nähern sich massiven Hafenschleusen zwei frühe Dampfschiffe mit einzelnen Trichtern, aber eines hat noch drei Segel-Masten (rechts) und das andere noch zwei Masten (links). Detail eines monochromen antiken Stiches von H. Mossman nach einer Zeichnung von William Henry Bartlett (1809–1854), die erstmals 1842 veröffentlicht wurde.
10749 x 7166 px | 91 x 60,7 cm | 35,8 x 23,9 inches | 300dpi
Aufnahmedatum:
23. Februar 2024
Ort:
City of Bristol, River Avon, Bristol Harbour, England, UK
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City of Bristol, the River Avon and Bristol Harbour (view from hill above Rownham Ferry), England. Detail of monochrome antique engraving by H. Mossman, after a drawing by William Henry Bartlett (1809 - 1854). This engraving was first published in 1842 in “Finden’s Ports, Harbours and Watering Places” or, to give it its full title: “The Ports, Harbours, Watering-Places, and Picturesque Scenery of Great Britain. Illustrated by views taken on the spot by W.H. Bartlett, J.D.Harding, T. Creswick, and others”. This publication was a partwork, published between 1836 and 1842 in London by William Finden. In the foreground of this image is the River Avon. In the centre are massive lock gates into the harbour. On the left is the city of Bristol with several church towers amid tightly packed terraces of houses. The image includes: people queueing for the ferry and a rowing boat (left); two early steamships with single funnels, but one still with three masts for sails (centre right) and the other with two masts (centre left), approaching the lock gates; other ships in the harbour beyond; and a group of people at the water’s edge (right). Steamships began to replace sailing ships in the early 1800s. Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s steamship, the Great Western, was built in Bristol’s harbour and launched in 1837. Brunel’s Great Britain, also built in Bristol and launched in 1843, was the first iron-hulled, propeller-driven ship to cross the Atlantic. Bristol, the largest city in south west of England, lies between the counties of Gloucestershire (to the north) and Somerset (to the south). Its position on the rivers Rome and Avon, which flows into the Severn, made it an ideal situation for a port. D1402. B8683.A
