Sheet of designs and drawings for bridges by Sir Marc Isambard Brunel
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Object number2018.00027
TitleSheet of designs and drawings for bridges by Sir Marc Isambard Brunel
Creator Marc Isambard Brunel (designer)
DescriptionLarge sheet, pen and ink, autographed designs and engineering drawings for bridges by Sir Marc Isambard Brunel. Believed to be part of a preliminary design for one of the Bourbon Bridges, across the River du Mat on the Ile de Bourbon (now Reunion Island), in the Indian Ocean.
Annotated, and dated "31 July 1819", compromising;
"Transverse Section of a Bridge on a great span"
"Transverse section of a Bridge by Suspension"
Two elevations (one marked "This elevation corresponds with the Transverse Section A")
Engineering drawings depicting rods and the manner in which they should be secured "These holes should be very long so as to admit of adjust.t"
One transverse section showing a carriage, another a pedestrian, another a man and boy.
Captioned in another hand "Transverse Section of a Bridge by Trussing & Suspension"
Also includes rough work and calculations. Mounted on card.
Production date exact 1819-07-31 - exact 1819-07-31
Object namebridge plan
Object categorydocument
Materialpaper
Techniquedrawn, hand-written
Dimensions
- sheet height: 573 mm
sheet length: 674 mm
mount height: 764 mm
mount length: 916 mm