Great Eastern being built, 4 Jun 1856
A view from the river along the foreshore at Millwall, looking towards Greenwich in the distance, with Brunel's 'Great Eastern' in starboard-quarter view under construction in June 1856. Three funnels are up, the fourth (aft) being built, as afre the paddle-wheels. There is a slight incomplete sketch of a sailing vessel above.
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Object Details
ID: | PAF6179 |
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Type: | Drawing |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Cooke, Edward William |
Places: | Millwall |
Vessels: | Great Eastern (1858) |
Date made: | 1856 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Folder: 6 7/8 in x 10 in |