Marc Isambard Brunels tunnelling shield which he patented in 1818 in use during the construction of the Thames Tunnel from Wapping to Rotherhithe. Engraving c1840.


Marc Isambard Brunels tunnelling shield which he patented in 1818 in use during the construction of the Thames Tunnel from Wapping to Rotherhithe. Engraving c1840.


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