[Engraved shell depicting the Great Eastern steamship] [realia].
Published / Created:
[London?] : [C.H. Wood], [ca. 1859]
Physical Description:
1 Turbo (gastropod) shell : mother of pearl, engraved ; 120 x 125 x 80 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Undetermined
Related Content:
View a selection of digital images in the Yale Center for British Art's online catalogue
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/orbis:10166587
Classification:
Three-Dimensional Artifacts
Notes:
Designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806-1859), the Great Eastern steamship was by far the largest ship ever built at the time of her 1858 launch. She was propelled by a combination of steam-driven paddlewheels and propellers, plus sail, and had the unique feature of a double hull. She plied for several years as a passenger liner between Britain and America before being converted to a cable-laying ship and laying the first lasting transatlantic telegraph cable in 1866.
Subject Terms:
Great Eastern (Steamship) | Steamboats -- Great Britain.