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31. View (looking aft) from the port paddle of the Great Eastern.
*View (looking aft) from the port paddle of the Great Eastern. One of the many views of Brunel's mighty 'Great Eastern' by the artist Robert Dudley.
32. The window into the port
*The window into the port
33. The Trinity Yacht.
*The Trinity Yacht. A Trinity House Yacht - one of the many types of vessels used by the Corporation's pilots and lighthouse service.
34. The grand saloon during the storm of September 1861.
*The grand saloon during the storm of September 1861. This lithograph was based on a sketch drawn by a passenger on board the 'Great Eastern' during the treacherous crossing of the Atlantic in September...
35. The forge on deck of the Great Eastern - night of August 9th preparing the iron plating for capstan.
*The forge on deck of the Great Eastern - night of August 9th preparing the iron plating for capstan. Three times the telegraph cable was grappled, on 3 August, 7 August and again on 11 August 1866. Each time hundreds of metres of cable was heaved off...
36. The flowing bowl, or sailors returned.
*The flowing bowl, or sailors returned. Four sailors are sitting around a table in a cottage to rest and refresh after a long journey. Their bags are still unpacked and the sails of their...
37. The fleet of the East India Company homeward bound from China engaging and repulsing a French squadron near the Straits of Malacca, on 15 February 1804.
*The fleet of the East India Company homeward bound from China engaging and repulsing a French squadron near the Straits of Malacca, on 15 February 1804. On 15 February 1804, a fleet of the East India Company carrying tea from China was intercepted by a French squadron led by Vice-Admiral Linois...
38. The Greenwich Company's steam packets.
*The Greenwich Company's steam packets. The vessels illustrated are the 'Greenwich', 'Royal Tar', 'Gipsy', 'Water Lily' and 'Fly'. The New Pier, Royal Hospital and several churches can be...
39. The master's cabin c. 1825.
*The master's cabin c. 1825. The master was the most important non-commissioned officer on board. He was responsible for the navigation and sailing of the ship. His cabin would...
40. The Route of the Atlantic Telegraph.
*The Route of the Atlantic Telegraph. At the top of the picture is a map of Newfoundland to England, the route of the cable to Trinity Bay from Valentia in Ireland. On the bottom is a...
 
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