Construction of The Leviathan later Great Eastern 1857
Christened Leviathan, thereafter always known as SS Great Eastern, showing the drums, just before launch with many shipbuilders pulling a large lever
Picture No
11939451
Media ID
47660740
Size
5465px x 3867px
(5.2MB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Photograph by Robert Howlett after engraving in The Illustrated Times', 16 January 1858, page 68
Date
November 1857
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