Extracts of letters from Captain Claxton R.N. to Isambard Kingdom Brunel regarding the salvage of SS Great Britain from Dundrum Bay
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Object number1997.010
TitleExtracts of letters from Captain Claxton R.N. to Isambard Kingdom Brunel regarding the salvage of SS Great Britain from Dundrum Bay
DescriptionPublished extracts of letters from Captain Claxton R.N. to Isambard Kingdom Brunel, 1847. Booklet gives a 'detailed account of the manner in which the Great Britain was first protected through the winter of 1847 in and afterwards released from Dundrum Bay' . Also includes report from Chairman of the Great Western Steam Ship Company to shareholders and copies of documents relating to the breakwater used to protect the ship. Booklet, printed, 75 pages. Front cover missing.
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Production date 1847 - 1847
Object nameletter
Object categorycorrespondence
Materialpaper
Techniqueprinted
Dimensions
- height: 212 mm
width: 133 mm
depth: 9 mm
DocumentationTitle page of 'Extracts of letters from Captain Claxton R.N. to Isambard Kingdom Brunel regarding the salvage of ss Great Britain from Dundrum Bay'. Dated 1847
Booklet: Extracts of letters from Captain Claxton R.N. to Isambard Kingdom Brunel regarding the salvage of ss Great Britain from Dundrum Bay. Dated 1847
Booklet: Extracts of letters from Captain Claxton R.N. to Isambard Kingdom Brunel regarding the salvage of ss Great Britain from Dundrum Bay. Dated 1847