Article: 'The "Great Britain" Steam-Ship', in The Ilustrated London News
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Voyage box 1, item 12
2 colour photocopies of a typed newspaper article about the SS Great Britain leaving Blackwall.
Original is in SSGB collection: 2013.00029. Article from 'The London Illustrated News', 21 June 1845. Report on the departure of ss Great Britain from Blackwall, London, on 12 June. This was part of her trip up to Liverpool to prepare for her first transatlantic voyage to New York on 26 July. Includes illustration of the ship leaving Blackwall with paddle steamboat 'Ariel', while being watched by people in small boats.
2 colour photocopies of typed newspaper articles. 2 sheets in total
TitleArticle: 'The "Great Britain" Steam-Ship', in The Ilustrated London News
Author
PublisherIllustrated London News
Year of publication1845-06-21
Dimensions2 colour photocopies of newspaper articles
Materialresource
SubjectGreat Britain (steamship), SS Great Britain voyages, Trial voyage and fitting out, SS Great Britain voyage 1