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A colour print of an illustration by Robert Charles Dudley showing the SS Great Eastern laying the first Atlantic telegraph cable in 1865-7. The steamship was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806-59) and completed in 1858. It was the...

A diagram showing a cross-section of the SS Great Eastern. It was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806-59) and completed in 1858. It was the largest ship in the world at 692 feet (211 m) long. (Science Museum, London)

A model of the SS Great Eastern. It was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806-59) and completed in 1858. It was the largest ship in the world at 692 feet (211 m) long. Model made by John Scott Russell and Co. The scale of the model is...

Lord Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood (1724-1816), oil on canvas portrait by James Northcote, 1784. National Maritime Museum, London.

Siege of Toulon, 30 November 1793. By Sigismond Himely, 1839. Palace of Versailles.

Destruction of the French fleet and arsenal at Toulon, carried out by Sir Sydney Smith, 18 December 1793. Engraving by Archibald Robertson, 1794. Royal Collection.

Siege of Toulon, 1793. Painting by Jean-Antoine-Siméon Fort.

The restored steamship SS Great Britain in Bristol, England. It was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806-1859). The ship sailed on its maiden voyage from Liverpool to New York in May 1845.

A model of the steamship SS Great Britain designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806-1859). The ship sailed on its maiden voyage from Liverpool to New York in May 1845. Model made by Thomas Richard Guppy. (Science Museum, London)

An 1857 photograph by Robert Howlett of the engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806-1859), one of the key figures of the Industrial Revolution in Britain. Brunel is standing in front of the restraining chains used in the launch of his giant...