File:The Great Western Steam Ship, intended to trade between Bristol and New York, leaving Cumberland Basin on the morning of the 18th Aug 1837, in tow of the Lion Steam Tug and accompanied by the Benledi and Herald Steamers RMG PY0209.tiff
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C. Hullmandel; J. Walter |
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English: The Great Western Steam Ship, intended to trade between Bristol and New York, leaving Cumberland Basin on the morning of the 18th Aug 1837, in tow of the Lion Steam Tug and accompanied by the Benledi and Herald Steamers for the purpose of proceeding to London to receive her Engines This hand-coloured lithograph depicts the ‘Great Western’, which was the first purpose-built transatlantic steamship. Designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel and launched in Bristol in 1837, she established the advantage of steam over sail for transatlantic travel, becoming the model for successive Atlantic paddle steamers. She is shown here leaving Cumberland Basin on the morning of the 18th August 1837, towed by the steam tug ‘Lion’ and accompanied by the steamers ‘Benledi’ and ‘Herald’, on her way to London to receive her engines. Crowds of onlookers watch from the near and far shores. |
| Date | 1837 |
| Dimensions | Sheet: 251 x 360 mm |
| Notes | Box Title: Steamships 1835-1842. |
| Source/Photographer | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/140156 |
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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: PAH0209 |
| Collection | Fine art |
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