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41. Sinking of HMS Royal George at Spithead.
*Sinking of HMS Royal George at Spithead. The 'Royal George', a 100-gun first-rate, was launched at the Royal Dockyard in Woolwich in 1756. She had taken ten years to build. Keeled over for...
42. Sketches of early vessels by Herbert John Everett.
*Sketches of early vessels by Herbert John Everett. Several sketches of early vessels by Herbert John Everett. The sketches include a Roman sail and oar vessel, and the ship of Odysseus of 500BC. The...
43. South view of London Street, Dockhead.
*South view of London Street, Dockhead. This south view of London Street illustrates the houses lining the river with boat houses on the shore. The print includes a fine map of the docks...
44. St Paul's Cathedral, London at sunset.
*St Paul's Cathedral, London at sunset. Edward William Cooke trained as an engraver, developing a meticulously accurate technique from an early age. Because of his detailed knowledge of...
45. SS Great Britain.
*SS Great Britain. Brunel's passenger ship SS 'Great Britain' (1852) in full sail.
46. Splicing the cable (after the first accident) on board the Great Eastern.
*Splicing the cable (after the first accident) on board the Great Eastern. This image shows crew members on 25 July 1865 on the board the 'Great Eastern' searching for a fault in the telegraph cable. After retrieving the...
47. Southwark Cathedral.
*Southwark Cathedral. A romantic view of the tower of Southwark Cathedral and the surrounding buildings. William Lionel Wyllie (1851-1931) is well-remembered for his...
48. Plans of HMS Nelson (1814)
*Plans of HMS Nelson (1814) The keel of the 'Nelson' was laid at Woolwich Dockyard on 14 November 1809. She was launched at Woolwich in July 1814. The launching was a gala...
49. Perry's Dockyard, Blackwall.
*Perry's Dockyard, Blackwall. The Blackwall shipyard, begun in the late 16th century, continued, under various owners, to repair and build ships, particularly for the East India...
50. In the bows of the Great Eastern August 22nd with the cable broken and lost, preparing to grapple.
*In the bows of the Great Eastern August 22nd with the cable broken and lost, preparing to grapple. The attempt to lay a telegraph cable across the Atlantic, which began off the west coast of Ireland in June 1865, ended in failure. After a number of...
 
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