Span of Railway Bridge for India, 1858. '...the Keeal and Huttohur just been constructed for the East Indian Railway Company by Messrs. Cochrane and the designs and under the directions of Messrs. M. and G. Rendel, of Great George-street, Westminster, engineers. The composed of 1170 tons of wrought iron and 150 tons of cast iron, and consist of nine spans or openings, each span of 150 feet. Our Engraving represents one of these looks at India previously to the civilisation introduced there by Great Britain, must at once perceive a great co
Span of Railway Bridge for India, 1858. '...the Keeal and Huttohur just been constructed for the East Indian Railway Company by Messrs. Cochrane and the designs and under the directions of Messrs. M. and G. Rendel, of Great George-street, Westminster, engineers. The composed of 1170 tons of wrought iron and 150 tons of cast iron, and consist of nine spans or openings, each span of 150 feet. Our Engraving represents one of these looks at India previously to the civilisation introduced there by Great Britain, must at once perceive a great contrast between its former and present thing is certain - whether we have come by our empire righteously or unrighteously - whether we have been forced into possessions we did not covet, or have sought quarrels that we might gain by the issue - the natives at large have essentially benefited by the change of masters'. From "Illustrated London News", 1858.
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