Isometrical perspective of
Pentonville Prison, 1840-42, engineer Joshua Jebb. Report of the Surveyor-General of Prisons, London, 1844.
Image reproduced in Mayhew, Criminal Prisons of London, London, 1862
Joshua Jebb from Derbyshire. Sir Joshua Jebb (8 May 1793 — 26 June 1863) was a military engineer and the British Surveyor-General Jebb was also involved in designing prisons and related buildings, including: Broadmoor Hospital, a secure mental hospital in Crowthorne in Berkshire. Here we see
Pentonville prison.
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Captions
An isometric drawing of the layout of Pentonville Prison as it was in 1840-42
Un dibujo isométrico del diseño de la prisión de Pentonville como era en 1840-42
Un dessin isométrique de l'agencement de prison de Pentonville tel qu'il était en 1840-42
En isometrisk fremstilling av Pentonville Prison i perioden 1840-42
Structure of a prison
طراحی ایزومتریک از چیدمان زندان پنتونویل همانگونه که در سال های ۴۲-۱۸۴۰ بود.