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.

Object Details

ID: PAF6179
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