Greenwich for the passing of the Great Eastern 1859
Royal Naval Hospital, Greenwich, as huge crowds assembled to watch I.K. Brunel's steamship Great Eastern steam down the River Thames. Large numbers of spectators, both on shore and in little boats, with the Greenwich Observatory visible on top of the hill behind the Royal Naval College
Picture No
10220592
Media ID
45993326
Size
5515px x 4069px
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Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Engraving in The Illustrated London News', 17 September 1859, page 266
Date
1859
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