Art Resource - AR925238

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Double inclined plane for moving tub boats from one level to another on a canal, 1796.

Double inclined plane for moving tub boats from one level to another on a canal, 1796. Boats were lowered on rails and counterbalanced by a tub containing water. Such a plane was constructed on Bude Canal at Hobbacott Down. Inclined planes were used as a cheaper alternative to locks, the building of which could make a canal uneconomic. From A Treatise on the Improvement of Canal Navigation by Robert Fulton. (London, 1796).

Unique Identifier AR925238

Type Image

Purpose Public

Size 4583px × 3811px

Photo Credit HIP / Art Resource, NY

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