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4. Astronomy and print
A Sea of Symbols
Captain George Pechell Mends (circa 1814 – 1871)
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building: shipyard
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Ackermann, Rudolph
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Opening of the first Atlantic Telegraph Cable, 1858
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Anderson, J.
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Turban shell
Great Eastern? on the stocks (Print)
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Inboard profile plan
The building of the 'Great Eastern' (Drawing)
Foilhummerum Bay, Valencia, from ' Cromwell Fort'. The Caroline and boats laying the earth wire July 21st (Print)
Foilhummerum Bay, Valencia, looking seawards from the point at which the cable reaches the shore (Print)
Laying the electric cable between Newfoundland and Cape Breton. Arrival of the war steamer Argus after breaking the cable. (see print Illustrated London News 20 Oct 1855, p.480 (Cables 25) (Drawing)
The Big Ship or the Great Eastern polka by Chas. D'Albert (cover for sheet music) (Print)
Interior of one of the tanks on board the Great Eastern... Cable passing out (Print)
Steamship Great Eastern (Print)
In the bows (of the Great Eastern) August 2nd the cable broken and lost - preparing to grapple (Print)
The Great Eastern Steam Ship. 22500 Tons, Constructed for the Eastern Steam Navigation Company under the direction of I.K. Brunel (Print)
The cliffs Foilhummerum Bay, point of the landing of the shore end of Cable July 22nd (Print)
The Great Eastern... constructed under the direction of I. K. Brunel (Print)
The Great Eastern (Print)
The Great Eastern named Leviathan (Print)
The Leviathan or Great Eastern Steam Ship Designed by I. K. Brunel (starboard side view and section) (Print)
Leviathan Great Eastern (Print)
Great Eastern, Medway and Albany dragging for and heaving up the Transatlantic cable of 1865 (Print)
The Great Eastern leaving Sheerness (Drawing)
The Great Eastern Steam Ship (Print)
View (looking aft) from the Port Paddle Box of Great Eastern, showing the trough for cable &c (Print)
The Great Eastern Aug 15th 1866 (Drawing)
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