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The building of the Great Eastern: the starboard profile.

The Great Eastern in profile.

Repro ID: H1703
Title: The building of the Great Eastern: the starboard profile.
Description: Another of Robert Howlett's brilliant images of the construction of the 'Great Eastern'. Because of her huge size, she had to be built parallel to the River Thames.
Creator: Robert Howlett
Date: 1857
Credit line: National Maritime Museum, London

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