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1. The Leviathan (Great Eastern) Steam Ship, inside and out (portside view and cross section).
*The Leviathan (Great Eastern) Steam Ship, inside and out (portside view and cross section). A portside view and cross-section of the 'Great Eastern'. Brunel's massive ship - easily the largest of the Victorian age - captured the public...
2. The Great Eastern steam ship designed by I.K. Brunel.
*The Great Eastern steam ship designed by I.K. Brunel. The 'Great Eastern' was built at John Scott Russell's yard in Millwall. The sheer size of the ship meant that her components were extraordinarily...
3. The building of the Great Eastern.
*The building of the Great Eastern. The extraordinary dimensions of the 'Great Eastern' dictated that she be built on an inclined way parallel to the river so that she could be launched...
4. The Great Eastern.
*The Great Eastern. This watercolour shows the full portside view of the 'Great Eastern' at sunset. Although her design was brilliant, Brunel's mighty vessel was...
5. The Ramona with a cargo of orange trees.
*The Ramona with a cargo of orange trees. This print is entitled ''Ramona', Captain R Major. Novel spectacle on the River'. At the foot of this print there is an inscription that begins 'On...
6. Robert Stephenson and the Britannia railway bridge.
*Robert Stephenson and the Britannia railway bridge. Robert Stephenson and Sir Joseph Fairbairn's Britannia railway bridge over the Menai Strait to Angelsey was opened in 1850. The tubular sections of...
7. Lighters used for lifting the centres of the New London Bridge.
*Lighters used for lifting the centres of the New London Bridge. John Rennie's new London Bridge, built during 1824-31, used large stone blocks. Edward Cooke's sketch shows the lighters used to raise the blocks.
8. A plan of the cabins of the brig Funchal of London, 190 tons, James McPherson, Commander.
*A plan of the cabins of the brig Funchal of London, 190 tons, James McPherson, Commander. This plan shows the layout of berths on the brig 'Funchal'. This vessel was designed to operate a passenger service. In total there are 26 berths...
9. A Suggestion! The Leviathan: what to do with her now you've got her off.
*A Suggestion! The Leviathan: what to do with her now you've got her off. In November and December 1857, with the 'Great Eastern' stuck on her slipways, the failed launch became something of a running joke in London...
10. Coiling the cable in the after tank on board the Great Eastern at Sheerness during the visit of HRH the Prince of Wales.
*Coiling the cable in the after tank on board the Great Eastern at Sheerness during the visit of HRH the Prince of Wales. Three gigantic cylindrical tanks, to hold the coils of cable, were built in the hold of the 'Great Eastern'. The finished cable was then transferred...
 
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