WALES Conway Conwy Catle + Suspension Bridge - 1842 Antique Print Bartlett

Description: Print Specifics: Type of print: Intaglio, Steel engraving - Original antique printYear of printing: 1842 Publisher: William Beattie, George Virtue, Ivy Lane, London Condition: 1-2 (1. Excellent - 2. Very good - 3. Good - 4. Fair). Few light brownish spots/areas in blank margins. Please examine the photo for the extent.Light age toning of paper. Dimensions: 8 x 10.5 inches, (20 x 26 cm) including blank margins (borders) around the image. Paper weight: 2 (1. Thick - 2. Heavier - 3. Medium heavy - 4. Slightly heavier - 5. Thin)Reverse side: BlankNote: Green border around the print is a contrasting background on which the print was photographed. Original Narrative: [Conwy, Wales] THIS Castle, erected in 1284, by Edward the First, like its rival in strength and grandeur, that of Caernarvon, is going fast to decay; and the dilapidating hand of time promises soon to deprive the county ofoneofits principal ornamental objects. If the architect was the same person who built Caernarvon, as generally allowed, he must have here used all his exertion, and endeavoured to display his most transcendant skill. For perhaps a more beautiful fortress never arose; certainly, its equal is nowhere found within the precincts of Britain. The form is nearly a parallelogram, or rather oblong, extending along the verge of a precipitous rock, washed on two sides by a fork of the river: the others front the town. The walls are of great thickness, flanked by eight vast, circular, embattled towers, each having a slender machicolated one issuing from the top. These, ascended by spiral staircases, served the purpose of watch turrets, and gave an elegant degree of lightness to the appearance of the building; four only of them are remaining. NOTE: Conway Suspension Bridge - Telford's solution - completed 1826 - consisted of a causeway running out from the Deganwy shore to a tiny midstream island, from which an elegant suspension bridge (327 ft long) with lace-like ironwork and slim battlemented towers was flung across to the castle rock. The construction of the causeway determined the alignment of future crossings. [In 1848 Robert Stephenson's Chester and Holyhead Railway ran along it, making the leap to the far shore through twin tubes of wrought iron (412 ft), slung between towers of more massive design than Telford's.] Martin2001 Satisfaction Guaranteed Policy! Any print purchased from me may be returned for any (or no) reason for a full refund including all postage. Internet seller since 1998.Five-star service.

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