The Thames river, London: a cross-section of the first tunnel under the river, shipping in the river, and Rotherhithe beyond. Engraving by Silvester & Co., ca. 1830.

Pleasure seekers visiting the unfinished Thames Tunnel are drenched by the ingress of water. Aquatint by R. Cruikshank, 1830.

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Thames Tunnel (London, England)

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Pleasure seekers visiting the unfinished Thames Tunnel are drenched by the ingress of water. Aquatint by R. Cruikshank, 1830.

The Thames river, London: a cross-section of the first tunnel under the river, shipping in the river, and Rotherhithe beyond. Engraving by Silvester & Co., ca. 1830.