1891 Article Kyoto Canal Japan Lake Biwa Tunnel Aqueduct River Kamagawa MAB1

This is an original 1891 half-page article about the Kyoto Canal (Lake Biwa Canal) in Japan with three halftone illustrations of the canal, connecting the important Lake Biwa with Kyoto, which is 6 7/8 miles in length, passes through several mountains spurs, the passage of which is effected by means of three tunnels, which are, respectively, 8,040,511 and 2,802 feet in length. The canal entrance from the extremity of the Lake Biwa is shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 2 shows the tunnels with their interior dimension being 16 feet in width and 14 in height. This illustration is a view of the entrance to tunnel No. 1. The canal is divided into two portions, one joining the River Kamagawa and the other leading northwards to Kogawa, the northern extremity of the city of Kyoto. Fig. 3 shows the second portion of the canal, after passing through a tunnel 450 feet long, crosses the valley of the Imperial Tombs by a handsome aqueduct. This aqueduct is 300 feet, and consists of fourteen arches. Lake Biwa