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Description: | The scene shows the remains of the medieval Tyne Bridge after the disastrous flood in the early morning of the 17th November 1771. Many of the shops and houses that were on the bridge were destroyed, and some of their inhabitants swept away and drowned. The Newcastle wood-engraver Thomas Bewick is reported to have helped in the rescue operation. This engraving was made by the London engraver James Fittler from a painting by the Newcastle artist Ralph Waters Senior. The engraving was published in 1772 by Henry Chapman, and was later included in John Brand's 'History and Antiquities of Newcastle', 1789. | Publisher: | Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums | Temporal: | Production date: 1772 | Source: | Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums | Creator: | James Fittler | Identifier: | http://www.twmuseums.org.uk/discoveringb... | Go to resource |
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