'The Australian Direct Steam Navigation Company via Panama'
Object numberDM1306/11/17/3
Title'The Australian Direct Steam Navigation Company via Panama'
CreatorThe Australian Direct Steam Navigation Company (author)
DescriptionPrinted Prospectus from the Australian Direct Steam Navigation company via Panama, Incorporated by Royal Charter. The prospectus lists the company's capital and share issue, the directors, consulting engineer and other officers. The prospectus describes the route proposed for the company's vessels, the justifications for the company's proposals and existing support for the proposed company both by the mercantile community in London and by the Australian authorities. The prospectus is finished with an application form for the purchase of shares in the company. The prospectus is accompanied by a printed map showing the route of the Australian Direct Steam Navigation Company via Panama.
Production date 1853-06-24 - 1853-06-24
Object nameprospectus, map
Object categorydocument
Materialpaper
Techniqueprinted
Dimensions
- height: 240 mm
width: 90 mm
Credit lineBy Courtesy of the Brunel Institute – a collaboration of the ss Great Britain Trust and the University of Bristol