Imperial designs: technology and empire in the 19th century

Title: Imperial designs: technology and empire in the 19th century
Description: This exhibition covers the period when Britain experienced the peak of her imperial and industrial power. In the years 1815 to 1870 she was undoubtedly the ‘workshop of the world’, and there was no rival posing both a military and an economic threat.
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Contributor: King’s College London Libraries and Collections
Type: Online Exhibition
Date: 2022
Subject: History of Technology; Imperial and Colonial History; Maritime History; Art and Architectural History; Urban History
Geographical Area: Britain and Ireland

Horton Kirby Paper Works, South Darenth, Kent. From: Orient Steam Navigation Company, Ltd. Illustrated guide of the Orient Line of steamers between England & Australia. London: Maclure & Macdonald, [1883?] [FCDO Historical Collection OVERSIZE HE601.G73 ORI] See section 4 of this online exhibition.