Starucca Viaduct, Erie Railroad – Antique New York Railway Engraving, ca.1850

€ 310

Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)

Date: 1850
Sheet size: 14.7 × 23.9 cm (5.8 × 9.4 in)
Condition: Good
Reference: BG-14038-118

What the condition grades mean

Excellent: Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
Very good: Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
Good: Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
Fair: Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.

Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.

Condition

Good antique condition with age-related toning, scattered foxing, and minor handling marks consistent with age. The engraved image remains crisp and attractive, retaining excellent detail throughout. Please review the photographs carefully.

About this sheet

The Starucca Viaduct of the Erie Railroad, an original steel engraving published around 1850 by the Bibliographisches Institut of Hildburghausen, as named in the imprint in the lower margin. The sheet is printed in black. The German plate title reads "Starucca Viaduct, Erie-Eisenbahn im Staate New-York".

A long stone viaduct of tall round arches crosses the whole width of the valley, with a steam locomotive and its train, trailing smoke, running along the top. Below it, in the foreground, a small log building with a smoking chimney stands beside a pond, a wagon crosses a timber bridge, felled logs lie on the bank, and a lone figure stands in the foreground. Wooded hills rise behind the arches.

The viaduct was built in 1847 and 1848 at Lanesboro, in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, near the New York border, and carried the Erie Railroad over Starucca Creek. The German title places it in the state of New York, but the structure stands in Pennsylvania.