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The 'Great Eastern' under construction, Millwall, London, 1855. Artist: Joseph Cundall.
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Title:
The 'Great Eastern' under construction, Millwall, London, 1855. Artist: Joseph Cundall.
Caption:
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.
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Credit:
Album / Heritage Images / Historic England Archive
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Image size:
4640 x 3772 px | 50.1 MB
Print size:
39.3 x 31.9 cm | 15.5 x 12.6 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
19TH CENTURY • BLACK & WHITE • BLACK AND WHITE • BRITAIN • BRITISH • BRUNEL • CENTURY • CONCEPT • CONSTRUCTION • CONSTRUCTION: SHIPBUILDING • COUNTRY • CUNDALL • DESIGN • DOCKLANDS • EAST END • ENGINEERING • ENGLAND • ENGLISH • GREAT EASTERN • INDUSTRY • INDUSTRY: SHIPBUILDING • ISAMBARD KINGDOM BRUNEL • ISAMBARD KINGDOM • ISLE OF DOGS • JOSEPH CUNDALL • JOSEPH • LOCATION • LONDON DOCKLANDS • LONDON • METAPHOR • MILLWALL IRON WORKS • MILLWALL • MONOCHROMATIC • MONOCHROME • NAUTICAL ENGINEERING • NINETEENTH CENTURY • PHOTOGRAPH • PHOTOGRAPHY • SHIP BUILDING • SHIP • SHIPBUILDING • SHIPS • SHIPYARD • STEAMBOAT • TOWER HAMLETS • TRANSPORT • TRANSPORTATION • UNDER CONSTRUCTION • VICTORIAN ERA • VICTORIAN • WATER TRANSPORT • WHARF • WORK IN PROGRESS
