The "Great Eastern" Steam Ship, 22,500 Tons- Drawn by Edwin Weedon

Object summary

Title: The "Great Eastern" Steam Ship, 22,500 Tons- Drawn by Edwin Weedon
Object ID: CC-T-0091
Date made: 1857
Place made: United Kingdom, Greater London, London
Publisher: The Illustrated London News
After: Weedon, Edwin
Object type: Print
Major collection: Nautical
Named collection: Arthur H. Clark Collection
On view: No

Description

An illustration taken from The Illustrated London News published 13 June 1857 of the SS 'Great Eastern.' The steamship sails to the right as passengers admire the view on the deck and a small sailing vessel is in the foreground. The 'Great Eastern' was an iron sailing steam ship designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, and built by J. Scott Russell & Co. at Millwall on the River Thames, London. She was by far the largest ship ever built at the time of her 1858 launch, and had the capacity to carry 4,000 passengers from England to Australia without refueling.