19th Century Transportation

Engravings depicting historical transit scenes, including steam trains and horse trams, illustrating transportation evolution in the 1800s.

Street scene in Melbourne, Victoria. Date: 1889

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY STATION, HAMILTON, CANADA, NINETEENTH CENTURY ENGRAVING

Illustration depicting a Siemen's electric tram at the Paris Electricity Exhibition, 1881. Carl Wilhelm Siemens (1823-1883) a German-born engineer and entrepreneur. Dated 19th century

Engraving depicting the construction of the Liverpool-Manchester railway line. Dated 19th century

Horse tram, Carel Christiaan Antony Last, 1846 - 1876 print The tram is fully loaded and is pulled by two horses. In the background another horse tram and a building with a smoking chimney. Dordrecht paper diligence, omnibus, horse-tram. smoke-stack

Street scene in Melbourne, Victoria. Date: 1889

REMOVAL OF A TREE BY BARRON'S MACHINE, IN THE ROYAL BOTANIC SOCIETY'S GARDEN, REGENT'S PARK

Lucky discovery of the presence of electricty in water vapor

Cambridge Station, 1845. The railway terminus at Cambridge on the newly opened line from London to Cambridge and Ely. 'The train reached the station at Cambridge at half-past eleven o'clock, having passed over fifty-seven and a quarter miles in two hours and forty minutes, the rate of speed, allowing for stoppages, being more than twenty- eight miles an hour!'. The station '...is a light and elegant structure, yet sufficiently substantial for all the purposes for which it is intended. There are within, commodious waiting-rooms, offices, places for luggage; and, in a word, all that is requisite

PONTOON OVER VAAL RIVER, KLIPDRIFT, SOUTH AFRICAN DIAMOND FIELDS, ON THE WAY TO THE GOLD FIELDS, 1874

Jamestown, New York: the first train arriving from New York City. Wood engraving, 1860.

Engraving depicting the opening of the Cambridge-Ely line: Cambridge Station. Dated 19th century

A railway accident on the Dee bridge at Chester, when a local train to Ruabon fell through the recently constructed bridge and plunged into the water. Five people were killed, and nine seriously injured. 24 May 1847

A steam train travelling on a track situated along the sidewalk above the level of the shops in New York; carriages and horse-drawn trolley buses are in the street. Wood engraving by J.R. Brown.

A dray belonging to Pickford's company delivers the goods. Date: 1862

THE AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT, The extra attraction of the Cattle Show at WIndsor has brought an immense number of agriculturalists from all parts of England, and, as may be expected, Class 9 of the Greatest Exhibition has been unusually crowded of late

Steam engine by anonymous artist, woodcut, private collection

AFTER DECK OF THE 'ASIA'

Electric railway from Charlottenburg to Spandau Hill, Berlin, Germany, historical engraving, 1888, Europe

Extension of the South Western railway, from Nine Elms to Waterloo, a distance of just over two miles. The construction cost 800000. Date: 1st July 1848

'Railway Omnibus on the Cours la Reine, Paris; Railways upon ordinary roads', 1854. From "Cassells Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31/12/1853 - 30/12/1854".

Fulton Fish Market, South Street, New York City, 1865

Engraving depicting the opening of Brandon Railway Station in 1844. Dated 19th century

Street Railway-carriage; patented by G.F. Train; running at Birkenhead.

The Bishop of Nantes blessing the locomotives in the station decorated by Godillot, France, illustration from L'Illustration, Journal Universel, No 443, Volume XVIII, August 21-28, 1851.

Moscow railway. From an engraving in 1854.

Tren Lartigue, ferrocarril experimental monorrail instalado en Irlanda, entre las poblaciones de Listowel y Ballybunión.Grabado de 1888.

Entrance of the Queen of England in the port of Boulogne, on board the yacht Victoria and Albert, France. Queen Victoria. engraving 1855

A successful trial trip on the Metropolitan Railway : the train - drawn by a steam locomotive - is about to enter Portland Road station, near Euston. 6 September 1862

An engraving depicting men hauling a barge along a canal. Dated 19th century

An engraving depicting a cabriolet. By 1890 the vehicle was seldom seen and, for the most part, had been supplanted by the dog cart. Dated 19th century

General Parisian Omnibus and 'Dame Blanche'-Omnibus, Victor Adam, 1828 print An omnibus of the 'Dame Blanche' company passes a general Paris omnibus. In the foreground, passengers are fighting each other. Paris paper four-wheeled vehicle drawn by two animals. diligence, omnibus, horse-tram. passenger carriage

The railway in America, here a station in the prairie, Union pacific railway, 1890, America, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th century artwork, exact original date unknown

A railway station in Virginia, USA in the 19th century. From America Revisited: From The Bay of New York to The Gulf of Mexico, published 1886.

Queen Victoria arriving at Biarritz for a visit in March 1889, accompanied by Prince and Princess Henry of Battenberg, where she stayed at the villa of Count La Rochefoucauld. Pictured here as her carriage makes its way along roads lined with crowds and through a welcome arch. Date: 1889

WATER BICYCLES ON THE LAKE IN THE CENTRAL PARK, NEW YORK

PLEASURE CANAL BOATS, SKETCHED AT THE PADDINGTON BASIN, 1849

1800S 1857 Unloading At Docks South Street New York City, Ny

Historic drawing, nightly boat trip on the River Thames, Waterloo Bridge, London, 19th Century, London, London region, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The Wheelhouse and steering apparatus of Brunel's massive steamship. Date: 1859

A scene at Brighton racecourse. Date: 1789

A lithograph depicting a horse-drawn carriage. Dated 19th century

Locomotive leaving train station by unknown painter, copper engraving, 1838, Private Collection

THE BRIXTON AND KENNINGTON TRAMWAY. INTERIOR OF A CARRIAGE, LONDON, 1870; METROPOLITAN STREET TRAMWAY COMPANY

A steam engine with its own railway, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th century, exact original date not known

Spain. Aragon. Mail train from Barcelona stopped between Selgua and Tomillo (Huesca Province) by the flood of the Cinca river on 28 October, 1879. Engraving by Rico. "La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana".

A Street Railway in New York, from a sketch by one of our special artists, 1876. Engraving after a sketch by Mr. W. Simpson. 'One of the most novel and remarkable features of ordinary street life in Philadelphia, as well as in New York and other American cities, is the railways with locomotive engines and trains running through the streets'. From "Illustrated London News", 1876.

Paddle steamer serving the islands of the New England coastline. Date: 1874

COMMENCEMENT OF THE OSWESTRY AND NEWTOWN RAILWAY

Gilbert Elevated Railroad, New York City, United States of America. The picture by an unidentified artist from the May 25, 1878 edition of Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, shows the first train

FERROCARRILES. ESPAÑA. MADRID. ESTACION DE FERROCARRIL DEL NORTE, LLEGADA DE ALFONSO XII LA NOCHE DEL 4 DE AGOSTO DE 1880. GRABADO. ILUSTRACION ESPAÑOLA Y AMERICANA.

An engraving depicting a horse-drawn bus, London. Dated 19th century

Amsterdam, Tollenaar, Dirk Wijbrand, Asch-Karremans Kermis Wensch 1848, Fair print of the Amsterdam ash cart men for the year 1848, verso - stamped, Fair print on behalf of the ash cart men (carts man or garbage man) in Amsterdam, September 1848. View of the fair on the Botermarkt with the Regulierswaag. Two garbage carts on the market. At the bottom a poem in two columns. On behalf of J. Farjon, the cartman of district no. 19., print, picture, fairground print, prints, pictures, Frederik Muller History plates, height 337 mm, width 219 mm, Dutch, 1808-06-03 - 1858-02-05, print maker, printmaker, 1848 - 1848, paper, letterpress printing, wood engraving

Donkeys towed wagons clearing debris from the Pompeii excavation, Italy, Europe. Old XIX century engraved from Pompeii and Pompeiians by Marco Monnier, Le Tour du Monde 1864

Arrival Ludwig Philipps on the train station in Croydon Louis-Philippe I in March , Unknown

Destruction of the locomotives on the bridge over the Chickahominy, drawing, 1862-1865, by Alfred R Waud, 1828-1891, an american artist famous for his American Civil War sketches, America, US

An engraving depicting a cabriolet. By 1890 the vehicle was seldom seen and, for the most part, had been supplanted by the dog cart. Dated 19th century

Reading Regatta, 1844. Boat races on the River Thames in Berkshire. 'The Reading Challenge Cup was contested by the Britannia, Britannia, jun., and Ariel. This race, by far the most important of all, remains undecided, in consequence of an accidental collision between the Ariel and Britannia, at an early period of the race'. From "Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol V.

Cross-section view of the Paris Metro. Dated 19th century

Landing goods in the harbourDate: 1872

LOOKING UP THE RIVER, SUNDERLAND, at the heart of the City of Sunderland, a metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. It is situated at the mouth of the River Wear. UK

THE QUEEN'S VISIT TO JERSEY. LANDING OF HER MAJESTY AT THE ALBERT PIER, ST. HELIER. 1859

LORD RANDOLPH CHURCHILL'S FIRST STEP ON AFRICAN SOIL

History of Africa. Steamship 'Stanley'. It was built for the journey of Henry Morton Stanley on the Congo River. Engraving by E. A. Tilly. El Congo y la Creacion del Estado Independiente de este nombre. Historia de los Trabajos y Exploraciones Verificados (The Congo and the Founding of its Free State. A Story of Work and Exploration), by Henry M. Stanley. Edited in Barcelona, ca.1890. Spain.

Arrival of goods at the International Exhibition Building: a scene in Cromwell-Road, South Kensington, London, 1862. '...a pictorial representation of...the Cromwell-road front of the exhibition building, as it appeared crowded with every kind of vehicle for the conveyance of goods from Pickford's heavy vans down to the lightest of taxed carts, and even of trucks. Much, if not all, of the bustle outside the building which was apparent at the time our sketch was taken, has now subsided; and it may be said that all the goods have been brought within the structure, with the exception of the mac

Prince William III makes a ride in a carriage on the beach at Scheveningen, ca. 1685, Emmanuel Jean Nepomucene de Ghendt, after Adriaen van de Velde, 1748 - 1815 print Prince William III makes a ride in a carriage drawn by six horses on the beach at Scheveningen, ca. 1685. On the beach some fishermen and walkers. Paris paper etching outing, pleasure trip Scheveningen

Newspaper excerpt with illustration, Property plows with the Fowler steam plow to Schwechat on November , Unknown

Engraving depicting the 'Great Eastern' used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph. The men are laying the cable on board the 'Great Eastern'. Dated 19th Century

Arrival of Her Majesty at the Castle Howard Railway Station, 1850. Queen Victoria visits the Earl of Carlisle in North Yorkshire. 'Notwithstanding the unfavourable state of the weather...numbers of people flocked in from the surrounding district to witness her Majesty's arrival. Trains laden with loyal subjects arrived from Scarborough; and we encountered one indefatigable lady who had come all the way from Bath to have a good view of her Majesty and the Royal family. At the Castle Howard railway station, which is about three miles distant from the Earl of Carlisle's seat, a few very simple pr

Miss Hope hopefully names the ship 'Leviathan' - but the launch is abortive and is not completed until 31 January 1858 Date: 3 November 1857

The Oxford and Cambridge Boat-Race: the Press Boat in a fog on Saturday Morning, and the Race Postponed; The Race on Monday Morning, 1880. 'The foggy weather on the Thames at eight o'clock on Saturday occasioned the postponement of the Boat-Race, which came off on Monday, at a somewhat later hour of the day...Many thousands of people assembled there and at Hammersmith, and at other parts of the course, were put to a disappointment the more severely felt after they had suffered the discomfort of waiting on the banks in such cheerless weather...it was announced...that the race would not be rowed

LAUNCH OF THE LICENSED VICTUALLER LIFE-BOAT AT HUNSTANTON, NORFOLK, UK, 1867

Russian toboggan run in winter, St Petersburg, Russia, historical engraving, 19th Century, from the book by I Solskin Hjemmet, Ung og Gammel, Battle Creek, Michigan, 1893, Europe

1800s 1860s 1865 DRAWING QUARTERMASTERS DEPARTMENT MAIL WAGON

Henri Charles Guérard (French, 1846 - 1897). The Railway Station, Dieppe, 1896. Drypoint, aquatint, and roulette on laid paper. Plate: 298 mm x 475 mm (11.73 in. x 18.7 in.). Sixth of six states, final published state before title.

MONTREAL, MAIL STEAMER PASSING UNDER VICTORIA BRIDGE, CANADA, NINETEENTH CENTURY ENGRAVING

Whale captured in the Thames at Grays, Essex Date: 1849

The Great War: the effort and ideal of Great Britain represented in a series of lithographs. Arrival of a sanitary train Claude Alin Shepperson (1867-1921). The Great War: the effort and ideal of Great Britain represented in a series of lithographs - arrival of a sanitary train. Lithograph, 1914-1917.

Estampida de caballos al paso de un tren de vapor en la región de Alsacia. Grabado de 1859.

Station car instead, vintage engraving. Station car instead, vintage engraved illustration. Paris - Auguste VITU 1890. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10648541

History of Spain. Mercedes of Orlaans (1860-1878). Queen consort of Spain, wife of Alfonso XII. Death of Queen Maria de las Mercedes. Madrid. Moving the Queen's corpse from the Royal Palace to the Northern Railway Station, to be conducted to the Monastery of El Escorial. Passage of the funeral procession along Bailan Street. Drawing by Juan Comba. Engraving by Ovejero. Detail. La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana, 1878.

View of the Intersection Bridge on the line of St. Helen's & Runcorn Gap Railway, Crossing the Liverpool and Manchester Railway near the Foot of the Sutton Inclined Plane, S. G. Hughes, active 1832, after unknown artist, 1832, Hand-colored aquatint

The railroad. Teckning.

The railway bridge over the main nose case on the line between Vänersborg and Vargön.

Scottish engineer William Symingtons (1763-1831) second steamboat Charlotte Dundas c1802. Stern paddle with connecting rod and crank to engine as invented by James Watt. Engraving c1880.

ARRIVAL OF THE SULTAN AT THE CHARING CROSS TERMINUS OF THE SOUTH EASTERN RAILWAY, LONDON, UK, 1867

Illustration depicting freight yards of the New York and Hudson River Railroad, West Sixty-Fifth Street, New York. Dated 19th century

Coney Island Concourseca. 1880Artist Unknown

Railway from Paris to St. Germain./ Taken from the place of Europe in Paris.

S.A. I. The Grand Duke Constantin leaving the Lyon Railway Debarcader to enter Paris

Gala Kay with which Baron van der Capellen was brought to the coronation of Queen Victoria, 1838, 1838 print The Gala Kitch with guidance, stretched with six horses with which the Dutch extraordinary envoy Godert Alexander Gerard Philip Baron van der Capellen was brought to the coronation of Queen Victoria in London on 1 June 1838. London paper four-wheeled vehicle drawn by more than three animals. coronation of a ruler London

Opening of the railway between Amsterdam and Haarlem; Netherlands 1837. lithograph by M. Mourot. The Celebrations as the train stands ready in Amsterdam.

Friedrichstrasse station in Berlin, train about to depart, people hurrying to board, Historic, digital reproduction of an original 19th-century painting

THE NASSAU BALLOON PASSING BATTERSEA BRIDGE, ON ITS PASSAGE UP THE THAMES, UK, 1846

LAUNCH OF H.M.S. INFLEXIBLE, AT PORTSMOUTH: THE VESSEL LEAVING THE WAYS. ENGRAVING 1876, UK, britain, british, europe, united kingdom, great britain, european

Model adopted by the new Bus Company from the city of London. Interior trim. 1855, UK. Engraving

Netherlands, Inauguration of the railway between Amsterdam and Haarlem, 19 September 1839, verso - stamped, Festive inauguration of the first Dutch railway line between Amsterdam and Haarlem of the Hollandsche IJzeren Spoorweg-Maatschappij on 19 September 1839. The locomotive marked 'De Snelle' with six passenger coaches in front of the station d'Eenhonderd Roe, in the middle the Haarlemmertrekvaart, in the foreground on the left spectators., print, prent, prints, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 163 mm, width 245 mm, print maker, prentmaker, 1839 - 1839, paper, papier, litho etching, steenets

The laying of the Transatlantic telegraph cable on board the Great Eastern.

Oilfield at Oil Creek, Franklin station on the Atlantic & Great Western Railway, Pennsylvania, United States of America, illustration from L'Illustration, Journal Universel, No 1112, Volume XLIII, June 18, 1864.

The Approach to Gatun Lock. Dated: 1912. Medium: lithograph. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Joseph Pennell.

Passengers from Toulon and Marseilles being fumigated at the Paris station of the Lyons and Mediterranean railway. Travel played a large part in the spread of disease. In the nineteenth century, cholera spread from Northeast India towards the east coast of Africa. It only took a couple of years for the disease to reach Europe. Date: 1884

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