Four coloured prints, scenes on "Great Eastern" during the laying of the first Atlantic cable, 1865-1867

Made:
1865-1867 in Camden
lithographer:
Day and Son
artist:
Robert Charles Dudley
Four coloured prints - scenes on "Great Eastern" during laying Coloured print of Robert Charles Dudley's 'Launching Buoy' Coloured print of Robert Charles Dudley's 'Large Buoy' (scene Coloured print of Robert Charles Dudley's 'Searching Fault' Coloured print of Robert Charles Dudley's 'Interior Tanks'

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Four coloured prints - scenes on "Great Eastern" during laying
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Coloured print of Robert Charles Dudley's 'Launching Buoy'
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Coloured print of Robert Charles Dudley's 'Large Buoy' (scene
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© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Coloured print of Robert Charles Dudley's 'Searching Fault'
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© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Coloured print of Robert Charles Dudley's 'Interior Tanks'
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Four coloured prints, scenes on "Great Eastern" during laying of the first Atlantic cable, printed by Day and Sons Limited, Camden, London, England, 1865-1867. Four coloured prints illustrating operations aboard the cable ship 'Great Eastern' during the 1865 laying of the transatlantic cable. The four prints are titled 'Interior of one of the tanks aboard the Great Eastern - cable passing out', 'Searching for a fault after recovery of the cable from the bed of the Atlantic July 31st', 'Getting out one of the large buoys for launching August 2nd', and 'Launching buoy on August 8th in Lat 51 25 30, Long 38 56, marking spot where cable has been grappled'.

Four coloured prints, scenes on "Great Eastern" during laying of the first Atlantic cable, printed by Day and Sons Limited, Camden, London, England, 1865-1867. Four coloured prints illustrating operations aboard the cable ship 'Great Eastern' during the 1865 laying of the transatlantic cable. The four prints are titled 'Interior of one of the tanks aboard the Great Eastern - cable passing out', 'Searching for a fault after recovery of the cable from the bed of the Atlantic July 31st', 'Getting out one of the large buoys for launching August 2nd', and 'Launching buoy on August 8th in Lat 51 25 30, Long 38 56, marking spot where cable has been grappled'.

Day and Sons Ltd was a prominent lithographic firm in the 19th century. They were accorded a Royal Warrant in 1837. The prints of the 'Great Eastern' cable laying expedition were based on original watercolours by Robert Charles Dudley (1826-1900), which are now held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Day and Sons' prints were produced for W H Russell's book, 'The Atlantic Telegraph'. They document different stages of the unsuccessful transatlantic cable laying voyage of 1865.

Details

Category:
Telecommunications
Object Number:
1928-1083
Materials:
wood (unidentified), glass, paper (fibre product) and metal (unknown)
Measurements:
overall (each print): 278 mm x 354 mm x 20 mm,
type:
colour print
credit:
Donated by Mr. F. Tandy.

Parts

Print, 'Interior Tanks', a scene on 'Great Eastern' during the laying of the first Atlantic cable, 1865-1867

Print, 'Interior Tanks', a scene on 'Great Eastern' during the laying of the first Atlantic cable, 1865-1867

Coloured print of Robert Charles Dudley's 'Interior Tanks' (scene on "Great Eastern" during laying of the first Atlantic cable), printed by Day and Son Limited, Camden, London, England, 1865-1867. Full title of the work is 'Interior of one of the tanks aboard the Great Eastern - cable passing out'.

Measurements:
overall: 278 mm x 354 mm x 20 mm, .995 kg
Materials:
wood (unidentified) , glass , paper (fibre product) and metal (unknown)
Object Number:
1928-1083/1
type:
colour print
Print, 'Searching Fault' scene on 'Great Eastern' during the laying of the first Atlantic cable, 1865-1867

Print, 'Searching Fault' scene on 'Great Eastern' during the laying of the first Atlantic cable, 1865-1867

Coloured print of Robert Charles Dudley's 'Searching Fault' (scene on "Great Eastern" during laying of the first Atlantic cable), printed by Day and Son Limited, Camden, London, England, 1865-1867. Full title of the print is 'Searching for a fault after recovery of the cable from the bed of the Atlantic July 31st'

Measurements:
overall: 278 mm x 354 mm x 20 mm, .945 kg
Materials:
wood (unidentified) , glass , paper (fibre product) and metal (unknown)
Object Number:
1928-1083/2
type:
colour print