Description
[Colour lithograph of the S.S. 'Great Eastern', designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel and John Scott Russell, launched 1858. 1850s. Longitudinal section. Scale 1/8" : 1'. Mounted, framed & glazed]
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Image Licence
CC BY-NC-SA
Image Credit
Courtesy of the Science Museum
Location
SS Great Eastern's Launch Ramp, Isle of Dogs, London, England
Country
England
Medium
Print
Tags
Category
Travel & Transport
TWW Comment
SS Great Eastern was constructed at Millwall Iron Works on the Thames, by J. Scott Russell & Co. Her designer, the great engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel, referred to her as the 'Great Babe'.
