Lot of 4, including three views of the Great Eastern published by The London Stereoscopic Co. One showing the entire vessel, with penciled not on verso identifying it as being taken in 1858 prior to her maiden voyage or in 1860 on a crib at Milford Haven; one a view of H.I.H. Prince Napoleon, and Suite; and a view of The Marquis of Stafford, the Chairman, and Lord Alfred Paget. The latter two with the titles imprinted on verso. Also a ca 1860-61 uncredited view with printed paper title on verso: Commodore Seymour, Commodore Stirling, and Officers of H.B.M. Ship Hero (The Prince's)/ No. 84. The SS Great Eastern was by far the largest ship ever built when launched in 1858, 692 feet long with six masts, five steam engines, and capable of carrying over 4,000 passengers. It was one of the last major projects designed by famed engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel and was built by J. Scott Russell & Co. at Millwall on the Thames River in London. Although damaged by an explosion on her maiden voyage, she was repaired and served as a passenger ship between Great Britain and North America for several years, and later became the first cable-laying ship, laying the first lasting transatlantic telegraph cable in 1866. Hero was the vessel in which the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII) sailed on his tour of Canada and the United States in 1860.
Lot of 4, including three views of the Great Eastern published by The London Stereoscopic Co. One showing the entire vessel, with penciled not on verso identifying it as being taken in 1858 prior to her maiden voyage or in 1860 on a crib at Milford Haven; one a view of H.I.H. Prince Napoleon, and Suite; and a view of The Marquis of Stafford, the Chairman, and Lord Alfred Paget. The latter two with the titles imprinted on verso. Also a ca 1860-61 uncredited view with printed paper title on verso: Commodore Seymour, Commodore Stirling, and Officers of H.B.M. Ship Hero (The Prince's)/ No. 84. The SS Great Eastern was by far the largest ship ever built when launched in 1858, 692 feet long with six masts, five steam engines, and capable of carrying over 4,000 passengers. It was one of the last major projects designed by famed engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel and was built by J. Scott Russell & Co. at Millwall on the Thames River in London. Although damaged by an explosion on her maiden voyage, she was repaired and served as a passenger ship between Great Britain and North America for several years, and later became the first cable-laying ship, laying the first lasting transatlantic telegraph cable in 1866. Hero was the vessel in which the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII) sailed on his tour of Canada and the United States in 1860.
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