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Vauxhall —There are competing theories as to why the Russian word for a railway station is vokzal, pronounced very similarly to Vauxhall. It has been long suggested that a Russian delegation visited the area to inspect the construction of the London and South Western Railway in 1840, and mistook the name of the location for a generic title of the building type. A more likely explanation, however, is that the first Russian railway, constructed in 1837, ran from St Petersburg via Tsarskoye Selo to Pavlovsk, where extensive Pleasure Gardens had earlier been established. In 1838 a music and entertainment pavilion was constructed at the railway terminus. This pavilion was called the Vokzal (Russian spelling of "Vauxhall") in homage to its famous London predecessor. The name soon came to be applied to the station itself, which was most visitor's gateway to the gardens, and later came to mean any substantial railway station building (a different Russian word, stantsiya, is used for minor stations).
| PUBLISHED DATE | 1884 PARIS |
| ARTIST | GERLIER |
| ENGRAVED BY | PANNEMAKER |
| PUBLISHER | THOMAS DE LAMOTTE SAINTE-MARTIN |
| PAGE SIZE: approx | 14 3/4 INCHES x 10 1/2 INCHES |
| IMAGE SIZE: approx | 6 3/4 X 5 inches |
| CONDITION | FOLIO INTEXT ENGRAVING with text on the back . Excellent condition. Heavier paper.Suitable ageing. The image is clean, clear and sharp with beautiful depth and detail.This beautiful rare item would look great matted and framed. An art supply store can provide you with a selection of frames for old art treasures. |
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