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INVENTORY OF THE MATERIALS RELATING TO THE BUILDING OF A BRIDGE AT BERGERAC, ca. 1768-1840
870536
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Title: Materials relating to the building of a bridge at Bergerac
Date (inclusive): circa 1768-1840
Collection number: 870536
Creator:
Dordogne (France)
Extent:
2 linear feet
(circa 220 items)
Repository:
Getty Research Institute
Research Library
Special Collections and Visual Resources
1200 Getty Center Drive, Suite 1100
Los Angeles, CA 90049-1688
Abstract: A comprehensive collection of architectural materials related to the building of a bridge at Bergerac in southwest France
(bulk ca. 1825), containing plans, designs, proposals, explanations, estimates, specifications, correspondence, and other
supporting materials.
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Language: Collection material in French
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Materials relating to the building of a bridge at Bergerac, ca. 1768-1840, Getty Research Institute, Research Library, Accession
no. 870536.
Acquired in 1987.
Scope and Content of Collection
Architectural plans, designs, proposals, explanations, estimates, specifications, correspondence, maps, and other supporting
materials (the bulk falling around 1825) relating to the building of a bridge at Bergerac in southwest France (department
Dordogne) and to the redesign of city streets to accomodate it. The collection apparently comprises a virtually complete archive
of the project through the design stage.
Architecture—France—18th century
Architecture—France—19th century
Bridges
Civil Engineering
Bergerac (France)
Dordogne (France)
Architectural drawings—19th century—France
Maps—19th century—France
Broadsides—19th century—France