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Actions Displays	Passage East Remove from selection Add to selection TitlePassage East Author Ian Marshall (author)‎ (illustrator)‎ John Maxtone-Graham (contributing author)‎ Place of publicationCharlottesville PublisherHowell Inc. Year of publication1997 Period19th century20th century Pagination159 p. IllustrationsIllus., black and white photos, colour watercolour paintings and sketches Dimensions31 x 25.5 cm Materialbook Class numberVM615.M37 1997 ISBN1-57427-069-9 NotesThe Brunel Institute Subjectpassenger ships, Steamships, ocean travel, merchant shipping During the age of sail, a Briton serving in the East might expect to make only one visit home before retirement. The uncertain journey around Africa took an average of six months each way. But the advent of steam power changed all that.

TitlePassage East

Author

Place of publicationCharlottesville

Year of publication1997

Period19th century20th century

Pagination159 p.

IllustrationsIllus., black and white photos, colour watercolour paintings and sketches

Dimensions31 x 25.5 cm

Materialbook

Class numberVM615.M37 1997

ISBN1-57427-069-9

NotesThe Brunel Institute

During the age of sail, a Briton serving in the East might expect to make only one visit home before retirement. The uncertain journey around Africa took an average of six months each way. But the advent of steam power changed all that.