•250 VIEW OF THE FOUNTAIN AND AQUEDUCT. 



VIEW OF THE FOUNTAIN AND AQUEDUCT, HAELJEM RIVER. 



The view represented in this plate includes the aqueduct 

 erected across the Hartem river, for the purpose of conveying 

 the waters of the Croton to the City of New York, together 

 with the Fountain which is situated a short distance above 

 the bridge. The aqueduct, or high bridge as it is usually 

 termed, is not yet completed, but when finished, it will present 

 the appearance shown in the plate. It is a most stupendous 

 work, as the following dimensions will prove, and will rival in 

 grandeur any of the works of the ancients. The height from 

 the foundation to the top of the work is upwards of one hun- 

 dred and fifty feet ; the width across the top is twenty-one 

 feet. On the south shore of the river there is one arch of 

 fifty feet span ; across the river there are eight arches, each 

 of eighty feet span ; and on the north side there are six arches 

 of fifty feet span ; making altogether a range of fifteen arches. 



At a short distance from the aqueduct is seen the fountain, 

 throwing its glittering streams to the enormous height of one 

 hundred and sixteen feet from the surface of the river. It is 

 projected from an orifice of seven inches in diameter, and 

 excels, in point of elevation at least, any thing of the kind in 

 the world. 



