Title 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

Voyage box 7, item 6

1 colour photocopy of the title 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.

There is only a photocopy of the title page in Voyage box 7 not the entire booklet.

Original in SSGB Collection: 1997.010. 'Published 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.'

1 colour photocopy of a printed title page. 1 sheet in total