Tarabites or Peruvian rope bridges, engraving, Library of Congress

Print shows a rope bridge and two transport cables spanning a river canyon; in the foreground and middle distance a person is hauled across the canyon in a hammock suspended from rope cables and a horse, suspended in a harness around its body, is hauled across the canyon in a like manner; in the background, pedestrians walk across a rope bridge spanning the same canyon.

Printed at head of title: Engraved for Middleton's Complete system of geography.

Illus may be from: A new and complete system of geography. Containing a full, accurate, authentic and interesting account and description of Europe, Asia, Africa, and America ... Also a compendious history of every empire, kingdom, state, &c. ... The whole embellished and enriched with upwards of one hundred and twenty ... copper plates ... / By Charles Theodore Middleton, esq., assisted by several gentlemen ... London : Printed for J. Cooke, 1778-1779, vol. 2.

Forms part of: Popular graphic art print filing series (Library of Congress).

Brücken Peru Schluchten Seile Buchillustrationen Gravuren britisch populäre Grafik Charles Theodor Middleton peruanische Seilbrücken ultrahohe Auflösung hohe Auflösung Gravur Kunstdruck kostenlose Kunstdrucke druckt Kongressbibliothek

1600 - 1700

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