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CURRIER, Nathaniel (1813-1888) and James Merritt IVES (1824-1895). The Great East River Suspension Bridge. Connecting the Cities of New York and Brooklyn. View from Brooklyn Looking West. New York: Currier and Ives, 1883.
Lithographed view of the Brooklyn Bridge printed in color, image 525 x 830 mm (600 x 905 mm sheet). (Some light darkening.) Matted and framed.
The full title pays tribute to this triumph of engineering: "The Bridge crosses the river by a single span of 1,595 feet suspended by four cables, 15 1/2 inches in diameter, each composed of 5,434 parallel steel wires. Strength of each cable, 12,000 tons. Length of each land span, 930 feet. New York approach, 1,562 1/2 feet. Brooklyn approach, 971 feet. Total length of Bridge and approaches, 5,988 feet 6 inches. Height of Towers, 278 feet. Height of Roadway above high water, at towers, 119 feet 3 inches, at center of span, 135 feet. Width of Bridge, 85 feet, with tracks for cars, roadway for carriages, and walks for foot passengers. The Bridge is lighted at night by United States Illuminating Co. with 35 Electric Lights of 2,000 candle power each. Construction commenced, January, 1870. Completed, May, 1883. Estimated total cost, $15,000,000. W. A. Roebling, engineer and C.C. Martin principal asst.engineer.”
Lithographed view of the Brooklyn Bridge printed in color, image 525 x 830 mm (600 x 905 mm sheet). (Some light darkening.) Matted and framed.
The full title pays tribute to this triumph of engineering: "The Bridge crosses the river by a single span of 1,595 feet suspended by four cables, 15 1/2 inches in diameter, each composed of 5,434 parallel steel wires. Strength of each cable, 12,000 tons. Length of each land span, 930 feet. New York approach, 1,562 1/2 feet. Brooklyn approach, 971 feet. Total length of Bridge and approaches, 5,988 feet 6 inches. Height of Towers, 278 feet. Height of Roadway above high water, at towers, 119 feet 3 inches, at center of span, 135 feet. Width of Bridge, 85 feet, with tracks for cars, roadway for carriages, and walks for foot passengers. The Bridge is lighted at night by United States Illuminating Co. with 35 Electric Lights of 2,000 candle power each. Construction commenced, January, 1870. Completed, May, 1883. Estimated total cost, $15,000,000. W. A. Roebling, engineer and C.C. Martin principal asst.engineer.”