Woodcut print based on a photograph of the Leviathan, an iron sail-powered, paddle wheel and screw-propelled steamship, later known as the SS Great Eastern, under construction, November 12, 1857. Photography by Robert Howlett (1831 - 1858).


Publication: Le Monde Illustre, No 36, December 19, 1857, pg 8-9


Size: 3653px × 2520px
Photo credit: © Archive Farms. Inc / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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