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Actions Displays	Letter from J.H. Yates to Isambard Kingdom Brunel Remove from selection Add to selection Object numberDM1306/11/15/10 TitleLetter from J.H. Yates to Isambard Kingdom Brunel Creator John Yates (author)‎ DescriptionLetter written by J. H. Yates on headed paper from the Great Ship Company Limited, 11 King William Street, London, E.C. The letter requests a large scale drawing showing the cabin arrangements and the exact placement of each bed on the Great Eastern so that people wanting to book passage on the ship can see the sleeping accommodation and asks Brunel to ensure this is done immediately. There is a title for the document written on the reverse so that the contents can be determined when the document has been folded into a small packet. Production date 1859-08-01 - 1859-08-01 Production period19th century Object nameletter Object categorycorrespondence Materialpaper Techniquehand-written Dimensions height: 200 mm width: 80 mm Credit lineBy Courtesy of the Brunel Institute – a collaboration of the ss Great Britain Trust and the University of Bristol

Object numberDM1306/11/15/10

TitleLetter from J.H. Yates to Isambard Kingdom Brunel

Creator John Yates (author)‎

DescriptionLetter written by J. H. Yates on headed paper from the Great Ship Company Limited, 11 King William Street, London, E.C. The letter requests a large scale drawing showing the cabin arrangements and the exact placement of each bed on the Great Eastern so that people wanting to book passage on the ship can see the sleeping accommodation and asks Brunel to ensure this is done immediately. There is a title for the document written on the reverse so that the contents can be determined when the document has been folded into a small packet.

Production date 1859-08-01 - 1859-08-01

Production period19th century

Object nameletter

Object categorycorrespondence

Materialpaper

Techniquehand-written

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Credit lineBy Courtesy of the Brunel Institute – a collaboration of the ss Great Britain Trust and the University of Bristol

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