A notice for passengers of the PS Great Western regarding a reduction of fares
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Object number2014.03004
TitleA notice for passengers of the PS Great Western regarding a reduction of fares
DescriptionPoster regarding the reduction of fares for the PS Great Western's voyage from Bristol and from New York on October and November 1841, commanded by Lieutenant Hosken, R.N.
'Passage, including provisions, thirty-five guineas'.
The poster was printed in Bristol on the 17th of September 1841. On the reverse of the poster there are advertisments from Henry Howard Hodges, a bookseller, stationer and bookbinder and Monsieur Louis Lyons, French and German languages and Literature. The edges of the document are worn and there are discolouration spots.
Production placeBristol
Production date 1841-09-17 - 1841-09-17
Object nameposter
Object categoryprinted ephemera
Materialpaper
Techniqueprinted
Dimensions
- height: 344 mm
width: 218 mm
Credit line“Accepted under the Cultural Gifts Scheme by HM Government from Clive Richards OBE DL and allocated to the ss Great Britain Trust, 2017”
DocumentationBrunel's SS Great Britain : Official Guidebook