Lot 35
The Forth Rail Bridge
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photography
Auction: 17 May 2017 at 12:00 BST
£500
Description
The Forth Bridge, Sir Thomas Bouch... Edinburgh: J. Bartholomew, [1877], coloured lithograph, 78 x 58cm, framed and glazed
Footnote
Note: An unrealised design for the Forth Rail Bridge, by the engineer Thomas Bouch. Bouch designed the Tay Bridge, which collapsed in 1879, killing around 70 people. After the disaster, work was halted on the design shown in the lithograph.