Three Sunderland lustre rectangular plaques 19th century, printed and coloured with views of steamships, one titled 'The Savannah - The first steamship that crossed the Atlantic', another 'Retribution Steamer', the last 'The Great Eastern Steam-ship', all within moulded borders decorated with pink and copper lustre, 24.3cm max. (3) The Great Eastern was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel and at the time of her launch in 1858 was the largest ship ever built. The Retribution finished her life accompanying the vessels laying submarine telegraph cable between Kurrachee and Aden in India. Despite her impressive claim to fame, the Savannah was short-lived, being wrecked in 1821 just three years after her maiden voyage.