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The Great Eastern: elevation from mid-Thames

Photograph
1857 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Photograph of the Great Eastern ship.


Object details

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Object type
TitleThe Great Eastern: elevation from mid-Thames (popular title)
Materials and techniques
Albumen print from collodion negative
Brief description
Photograph by Robert Howlett of Brunel's Great Eastern ship.
Physical description
Photograph of the Great Eastern ship.
Dimensions
  • Image height: 19.4cm
  • Image width: 36.5cm
  • Sheet height: 26.5cm
  • Sheet width: 43.2cm
Style
Credit line
Purchased, 1979.
Bibliographic reference
Calado, Jorge, Ingenuity, Photography and Engineering 1846-2006,Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon, 2007.
Collection
Accession number
PH.248-1979

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Record createdJune 26, 2006
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