Departure of the Great Eastern from the Mersey with the Canadian Contingent, the Soldiers embarking, Edwin Weedon, 6 July 1861

Departure of the great eastern from the mersey with the canadian contingent, the soldiers embarking. Illustration for the illustrated london news, 6 july 1861. 27 june 1861, the great eastern embarks for quebec with troops to reinforce the canadian garrisons. Piers and dock walls as well as landing stages for five miles were lined with spectators sending it off. Identifier: illustratedlondov39lond (find matches) title: the illustrated london news year: 1842 (1840s) publisher: london: william little contributing library: allen county public library genealogy center digitizing sponsor: internet archive view book page: book viewer about this book: catalog entry view all images: all images from book click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Date: 6 July 1861. Departure of the Great Eastern from the Mersey with the Canadian Contingent, the Soldiers embarking - ILN 1858