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Perspectivische Ansicht des Tunnels unter der Themse. Vue perspective du tunnel sous la Tamise.

ca. 1825]

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Perspectivische Ansicht des Tunnels unter der Themse. Vue perspective du tunnel sous la Tamise, [s.n., ca. 1825], Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection.




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  • Title(s)

    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 Manuscripts
    GV1199 P43
    Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
    Accessible in the Study Room [Request]

  • Copyright Status

    Public Domain

  • 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. 118
    Cottage of content, or, Toys, games, and amusements of nineteenth century England, 62
    Selected exhibitions: "The Cottage of Content : or, Toys, Games, and Amusements of Nineteenth Century England" (Yale Center for British Art, November 2 - December 31, 1977).
  • Subject Terms

    Thames Tunnel (London, England) |
    Tunnels -- England -- London.

  • Form/Genre

    Recreations. | Tunnel books.

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Cottage of Content, or, Toys, Games, and Amusements of Nineteenth Century England (Yale Center for British Art, November 2, 1977-December 31, 1977) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition]

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