Antique Print-THE GREAT EASTERN-STEAMSHIP-LONDON-Carmichael-1857 Subject: Plate: 'The Great Eastern on the Stocks, stern view.' This plate shows the building of the SS Great Eastern, an iron sailing steam ship designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, and built by J. Scott Russell & Co. at Millwall on the River Thames, London. She was by far the largest ship ever built at the time of her 1858 launch, and had the capacity to carry 4,000 passengers from England to Australia without refuelling. English text on verso. Size in cm: The overall size is ca. 39.5 x 28.5 cm. The image size is ca. 31.5 x 22 cm. Size in inch: The overall size is ca. 15.6 x 11.2 inch. The image size is ca. 12.4 x 8.7 inch. Medium: The printing technique appears to be a combination of pen style lithograph and colouring by wood engraving, on a vellin type paper.