Title
The WOODEN BRIDGE at SCHAFFHAUSEN in SWITZERLAND : 364 feet Span.
Creator
Taylor, Josiah, 1761-1834, publisher.
Publication details
London : Published Aug. 1. 1799 by J. Taylor, No. 59 High Holborn. _with a descrptive Account in Letter Press, [August 1 1799]
Physical details
1 print : hand-coloured etching and aquatint ; platemark 47 x 72 cm, on sheet 52 x 77.8 cm
Description
Elevation, section and two plans of the roof and floor of the wooden bridge at Schaffhausen, with details of its roof and of the way its pieces were assembled below flanking a view of the bridge from the East depicted as a trompe l'oeil.
Place
Schaffhausen (Switzerland)
Additional information
The print was published together with a 16-page long description in the same year the bridge was burnt by the French army (see Maps K.Top.85.81.a.2.).
Shelfmark
Maps K.Top.85.81.a.1.