File:The Launch of the Iron Steam Ship Great Britain, 19th July 1843 RMG PY8918.jpg
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Day and Haghe; Philip and Evans |
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English: The Launch of the Iron Steam Ship Great Britain, 19th July 1843 This hand-coloured lithograph depicts the launch by Prince Albert on 19th July 1843 of the famous steamship ‘Great Britain’, which was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel and built at Bristol by the Great Western Steamship Company. Her innovative design successfully combined steam and sail power, making her swift and fuel efficient, which enabled her to cross the Atlantic in half the time of other ships of the day. The event attracted thousands of onlookers, who thronged the riverbanks. People can be seen far up the hillside opposite, even perched precariously on the sloping roofs of tall buildings in their efforts to gain a good view. In the foreground, flags flutter gaily in the breeze, and men and women wave their hats and handkerchiefs in the air. The ship herself is decked out in flags along her length. She is attended by a flotilla of rowing boats. A gun fires in salute from a vessel whose stern is just visible on the extreme left of the picture. |
| Date | 11 August 1843 |
| Dimensions | Sheet: 480 x 616 mm |
| Notes | Box Title: Steamships 1840-1849. |
| Source/Photographer | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/148865 |
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The original artefact or artwork has been assessed as public domain by age, and faithful reproductions of the two dimensional work are also public domain. No permission is required for reuse for any purpose. The text of this image record has been derived from the Royal Museums Greenwich catalogue and image metadata. Individual data and facts such as date, author and title are not copyrightable, but reuse of longer descriptive text from the catalogue may not be considered fair use. Reuse of the text must be attributed to the "National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London" and a Creative Commons CC-BY-NC-SA-3.0 license may apply if not rewritten. Refer to Royal Museums Greenwich copyright. |
| Identifier | id number: PAH8918 |
| Collection | Fine art |
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