Tarabites or Peruvian rope bridges, engraving, Library of Congress

Print shows a rope bridge and two transport cables spanning a river canyon; in the foreground and middle distance a person is hauled across the canyon in a hammock suspended from rope cables and a horse, suspended in a harness around its body, is hauled across the canyon in a like manner; in the background, pedestrians walk across a rope bridge spanning the same canyon.

Printed at head of title: Engraved for Middleton's Complete system of geography.
Illus may be from: A new and complete system of geography. Containing a full, accurate, authentic and interesting account and description of Europe, Asia, Africa, and America ... Also a compendious history of every empire, kingdom, state, &c. ... The whole embellished and enriched with upwards of one hundred and twenty ... copper plates ... / By Charles Theodore Middleton, esq., assisted by several gentlemen ... London : Printed for J. Cooke, 1778-1779, vol. 2.
Forms part of: Popular graphic art print filing series (Library of Congress).