Sujet
The 'Great Eastern' under construction, Millwall, London, 1855
Légende
The 'Great Eastern' under construction, Millwall, London, 1855. Albumen print. Isambard Kingdom Brunel's steamship 'Great Eastern', built between 1854 and 1858, was by far the largest ship of her time with a gross tonnage of 18,915. Designed to carry up to 4000 passengers between England, the Far East and Australia without refuelling, Great Eastern was the first ship to have a double-skinned hull. The construction of the vessel at Millwall attracted huge public interest, and it was famously photographed by Robert Howlett as well as by Joseph Cundall. Despite acute financial difficulties, and failed launches in November 1857, Great Eastern was eventually launched in January 1858.
Date
1855
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Historic England Archive
Notre référence
HRM19B38_027
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
50,1Mo (2,8Mo) / 39,3cm x 31,9cm / 4640 x 3772 (300dpi)