Pont Collection

The Transporter at Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales
The Newport Transporter Bridge - a transporter bridge crossing the River Usk in Newport, South Wales (Monmouthshire). A Grade I listed structure, designed by French engineer Ferdinand Arnodin

Pont Des Arts / Paris
View of this footbridge near the Louvre from the Pont Royal. Named the Passarelle des Arts in 1804 because the Louvre was at that time known as the Palais des Arts

Fitzwilliam Bewicke-Copley wedding
Scene at the wedding of Lord Fitzwilliam (Major Hubert Francis Fitzwilliam Brabazon Foljambe) to the Hon Gladys Bewicke-Copley, with an archway of swords provided by the Royal Horse Guards

Du Pont smokeless shotgun powder - the standard of the world

Pont d Epagne (i. e. Pont d Espagne), Cauterets, Pyrenees, F
Pont d Epagne (i.e. Pont d Espagne), Cauterets, Pyrenees, France. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Ancient Roman masterpiece, Roman Aqueduct crossing the Gardon River, Pont du Gard, Southern France, Heritage Site
View of Ancient Roman masterpiece, Roman Aqueduct crossing the Gardon River, Pont du Gard, Southern France, Heritage Site, UNESCO

Paris Commune
Cobblestones ripped from the streets and used for barricades on the Quai Pelletier and the Pont d Arcole during the siege of the Paris Commune, during the Franco-Prussian War

Menai Bridge with steamship
The steam ferryboat St. Seiriol passing under the Menai Bridge designed by Thomas Telford. The Menai Suspension Bridge, or Pont Grog y Borth in Welsh

Pont du Maidan (Maidan Bridge), Tbilisi, Georgia
The Maidan ( Old City ) Bridge over the Mtkvari River at Tbilisi, the capital (and largest) city in Georgia formerly known as Tiflis

GWR construction work at Pontlliw, South Wales
Construction work taking place on the Great Western Railway near the village of Pontlliw, near Swansea, Glamorgan, South Wales

Map of Gard, France
GARD A Map surrounded by the Pont du Gard, a portrait of poet and writer Jean-Pierre Claris De Florian (1755-1794) and the coat of arms

St Columbas, Pont Street, London - Lennox Gardens entrance
St Columba s, Pont Street, London - Lennox Gardens entrance - the church was dedicated on 4th December 1955 - architect Sir Edward Maufe, R.A. Date: circa 1956

France Cahors
The spectacular Pont Valentre over the Lot : Cahors is 95 km north of Toulouse. Date: 1835

Pont de L Arche, Normandy, France - Old House on Place Hyacinte Langlois - named after Eustace-Hyacinte Langlois (1777 - 1837) eminent local archaeologist, playwright and artist

Market / Pont-Aven / France
Market day at Pont Aven, Brittany. There seems to be a very relaxed atmosphere as people and cattle roam around inspecting the stalls

Pont d Epagne (i. e. Pont d Espagne), upper falls, Cauterets
Pont d Epagne (i.e. Pont d Espagne), upper falls, Cauterets, Pyrenees, France. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Bridge - Pont de Ghazirah - Cairo
Pont de Ghazirah - Bridge over the Nile at Cairo built by a French Ironworks. When Egypt became British, the two statues of the (very English) lions were added!

Malta - Piazza Pont Anna Floriana with two open-sided, trams

Arch of London Bridge as it appeared in the Great Frost of 1814. Two watermen whose boat has crashed into a groin are
FLO5000499 Arch of London Bridge as it appeared in the Great Frost of 1814. Two watermen whose boat has crashed into a groin are pulled to safety by rope

Kintaikyo Bridge near Miyajima (Itsuku shima) - Japan 1880-1910
CSO4981228 Kintaikyo Bridge near Miyajima (Itsuku shima) - Japan 1880-1910 -; (add.info.: Kintaikyo Bridge near Miyajima (Itsuku shima) - Japan 1880-1910 -); Photo © DDF

Nishi Otani Santuary Bridge, Kyoto - Spectacle bridge of Otani, Kioto - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo
CSO4980360 Nishi Otani Santuary Bridge, Kyoto - Spectacle bridge of Otani, Kioto - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo; (add.info.: Nishi Otani Santuary Bridge, Kyoto - Spectacle bridge of Otani)

Yatobashi Bridge and Yokohama Creek - Yatobashi bridge and crick, Yokohama - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo
CSO4980133 Yatobashi Bridge and Yokohama Creek - Yatobashi bridge and crick, Yokohama - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo; (add.info)

Nikko - Nikko Bridge - Japan 1880-1910
CSO4979557 Nikko - Nikko Bridge - Japan 1880-1910 -; (add.info.: Nikko - Nikko Bridge - Japan 1880-1910 -); Photo © DDF. All rights reserved 2024.

View of the village of Chuka, Tibet. Illustration by Lieutenant Samuel Davis From Captain Samuel Turner (1759-1802)
FLO4722277 View of the village of Chuka, Tibet. Illustration by Lieutenant Samuel Davis From Captain Samuel Turner (1759-1802) Account of an Embassy to the Court of the Teshoo Lama in Tibet 1800

Puente Nuevo bridge over the Guadalevin river at Ronda, Spain. Built by architect Jose Martin de Aldehuela
FLO4568924 Puente Nuevo bridge over the Guadalevin river at Ronda, Spain. Built by architect Jose Martin de Aldehuela. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Hessen from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's

Napoleon Bonaparte directing the French Army artillery over a bridge in the Great Saint Bernard Pass when crossing
FLO4608565 Napoleon Bonaparte directing the French Army artillery over a bridge in the Great Saint Bernard Pass when crossing the Alps, 1800

Napoleon Bonaparte leading a charge on the bridge at the Battle of Lodi, 1796
FLO4608484 Napoleon Bonaparte leading a charge on the bridge at the Battle of Lodi, 1796. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cruikshank from The Life of Napoleon a Hudibrastic Poem by

A village on Buru Island, in the Molucca Archipelago (Indonesia). Lithography for the book
FLO4634223 A village on Buru Island, in the Molucca Archipelago (Indonesia). Lithography for the book: " Galerie complete en tableaux fideles des peuples d'Asie" by Friedrich Wilhelm

Wall, fortress and bridge at Peking (Beijing), China. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio
FLO4622639 Wall, fortress and bridge at Peking (Beijing), China. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrario's Costumes Antique and Modern of All Peoples

Pont du Gard, Nimes, southern France, Roman aqueduct (no cement used) built in 18 BC. 19th century (lithograph)
536594 Pont du Gard, Nimes, southern France, Roman aqueduct (no cement used) built in 18 BC. 19th century (lithograph); Universal History Archive/UIG.

The Summer Palace, Beijing, 1920 (photo)
2436585 The Summer Palace, Beijing, 1920 (photo) by Mennie, Donald (1875-1944); (add.info.: Geography. China. Beijing. Summer Palace, the Jade Belt Bridge)

Panteleimon bridge, Saint Petersburg, c.1830 (engraving)
2085852 Panteleimon bridge, Saint Petersburg, c.1830 (engraving); (add.info.: Coll. Part. Geography. Russia. Panteleimon bridge (Panteleiiomonovski most) in Saint Petersburg

Wooden bridge and waterfall at the River Roccie, Madagascar. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio Sasso
FLO4620423 Wooden bridge and waterfall at the River Roccie, Madagascar. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient

Suspension and tow bridges in America, and a rock bridge in Virginia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving
FLO4575797 Suspension and tow bridges in America, and a rock bridge in Virginia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's " Bilderbuch fur Kinder" (Picture Book for Children)

Thomas Telford's cast-iron aqueduct on the Shrewsbury Canal at Long (Longdon-upon-Tern) 1797
FLO4591847 Thomas Telford's cast-iron aqueduct on the Shrewsbury Canal at Long (Longdon-upon-Tern) 1797, and Robert Fulton's design for an aqueduct

Le Pont Marie, Paris, France in the 19th century, After the painting by Charles Francois Daubigny
5614321 Le Pont Marie, Paris, France in the 19th century, After the painting by Charles Francois Daubigny; (add.info.: Le Pont Marie, Paris, France in the 19th century)

Economy. Industrial Exposition of Dresden, Allemagne. Poster by Otto Fischer, Germany, 1896. (poster)
3434512 Economy. Industrial Exposition of Dresden, Allemagne. Poster by Otto Fischer, Germany, 1896. (poster); (add.info.: Economie. Coll. Part. Economy. Industrial Exposition of Dresden, Allemagne)

Napoleon Bonaparte leading his troops over the bridge of Arcole (1796). c.1900 (chromo)
2636202 Napoleon Bonaparte leading his troops over the bridge of Arcole (1796). c.1900 (chromo); Private Collection; (add.info.: History. France. French Revolution)

PEREZ VILLAAMIL, Jenaro (1807-1854). Espana artistica y monumental. 1842 - 1850. Chapel of San Esteban (St)
CUL4878444 PEREZ VILLAAMIL, Jenaro (1807-1854). Espana artistica y monumental. 1842 - 1850. Chapel of San Esteban (St. Stephen) and view Tolosa in Guipuzcoa. Romanticism. Litography. SPAIN

Gate and Customs of the Canal Naviglio in Bologna. Engraving by Pio Panfili (1723-1812)
VEN5027216 Gate and Customs of the Canal Naviglio in Bologna. Engraving by Pio Panfili (1723-1812). Archiginnagio Library (University of Bologna).; (add.info)

Osaka - Bridge in Osaka - Japan 1880-1910
CSO4979596 Osaka - Bridge in Osaka - Japan 1880-1910 -; (add.info.: Osaka - Bridge in Osaka - Japan 1880-1910 -); Photo © DDF. All rights reserved 2024.

A country bridge over the Fuji River (Fuji kawa) - A country bridge, river Fujikawa
CSO4980354 A country bridge over the Fuji River (Fuji kawa) - A country bridge, river Fujikawa, in Sun-Shiu - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo; (add.info)

Shinkyo Sacred Bridge at Nikko (entrance to Futarasan Shrine, Holy Place of Shintoism)
CSO4980330 Shinkyo Sacred Bridge at Nikko (entrance to Futarasan Shrine, Holy Place of Shintoism) - Sacred bridge Nikko - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo; (add.info)

View of the Mausoleum of Hadrian or the Castle of St. Angelo in Parco Adriano, Rome
FLO4974654 View of the Mausoleum of Hadrian or the Castle of St. Angelo in Parco Adriano, Rome. Copperplate engraving by Henry Moses from A Collection of Antique Vases, Altars, etc., London

Mountain landscape with crossbow bridge from kilometre 111, Yunnam. Postcard from Vietnam, Indochina
JEB4827048 Mountain landscape with crossbow bridge from kilometre 111, Yunnam. Postcard from Vietnam, Indochina. Photograph about 1912-1914.; © Jean Bernard. All rights reserved 2023.

Sacred Bridge at Nikko - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo
CSO4982520 Sacred Bridge at Nikko - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo; (add.info.: Sacred Bridge at Nikko - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo); Photo © DDF. All rights reserved 2024.

Shintoism: Nozoki Iwa Rock and Haruna jinja Temple (a Takasaki) - Nozoki-Iwa (rock)
CSO4980081 Shintoism: Nozoki Iwa Rock and Haruna jinja Temple (a Takasaki) - Nozoki-Iwa (rock) and temple at Haruma - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand colored photo; (add.info.: Shintoism)

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"Pont: Connecting Landscapes, Cultures, and History" From the Transporter at Newport, Monmouthshire in Wales to the iconic Pont Des Arts in Paris, bridges have long served as vital links between communities. They not only enable smooth transportation but also symbolize unity and bridge gaps between different cultures. In the breathtaking Pyrenees mountains lies Pont d'Espagne, a picturesque bridge that offers a gateway to nature's wonders. Its majestic presence stands as a testament to human engineering amidst stunning natural beauty. On another note, the Fitzwilliam Bewicke-Copley wedding showcased elegance and grandeur with every detail meticulously planned. Just like this unforgettable event, Du Pont smokeless shotgun powder has become synonymous with excellence - setting the standard for quality worldwide. As dusk falls over Rome's enchanting skyline, the River Tiber gracefully flows beneath Ponte Sant Angelo towards St. Peter's Basilica. This captivating scene captures both ancient history and timeless beauty in one frame. Meanwhile, in France stands an architectural marvel - Pont du Gard. This Roman aqueduct spanning across centuries continues to awe visitors today while proudly holding its UNESCO Heritage Site status. Across oceans and continents lies Menai Bridge with a steamship passing underneath it - a true testament to human ingenuity conquering vast bodies of water while connecting people from distant lands. The Paris Commune serves as a reminder of historical events that unfolded on these very bridges – moments that shaped nations and societies forevermore. Venturing further east brings us to Maidan Bridge in Tbilisi, Georgia - bridging cultures along its path just as effortlessly as it connects two riverbanks physically. Lastly, GWR construction work at Pontlliw showcases progress being made through infrastructure development – building connections within local communities for future generations to benefit from. Whether they stand tall against breathtaking landscapes or witness significant historical events unfold upon them; whether they span rivers or connect nations – these bridges, these "ponts, " are more than just structures.