Manuscript letter from E Lamiral to John Cochrane dated 10 Mar 1855.
Relates to Lamiral's invention of a submarine craft and Cochrane's opinion of it and its possible use.
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).