Carbon copy of a manuscript description and complete costings in French for a submarine vessel devised by E Lamiral in France dated May 1854.
The document was sent to John Cochrane, an engineer working for Fox and Henderson Limited for consideration.
From a collection of papers relating to the career of John Cochrane, engineer, with particular reference to his advisory role to the Crimean railway for the Board of Ordnance and consultation on the possible use of a submarine vehicle there devised by a Frenchman, E Lamiral and partner, 1854-1855.
Associated with the Crimean War (1854-1856).