Art Resource - AR926332

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Sectional view of a telegraph tower for Claude Chappe's semaphore, 1792, (c1870).

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Claude Chappe demonstrating his optical telegraph (semaphore) system in 1793 (c1870).

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Nicholas I, Emperor of Russia, 19th century.Artist: Smyth

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'Portrait of Emperor Nicholas I', mid 19th century.

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First Chappe telegraph message from St Petersburg, early 19th century, (c1870).

First Chappe telegraph message from St Petersburg, Russia, early 19th century, (c1870). Tsar Nicholas I (1796-1855), sending the first message from St Petersburg telegraph station, using a modification of Claude Chappe's semaphore system.The Tsar is turning the mechanism which altered the position of the signalling arms on top of the tower. From Les Merveilles de las Science, (The Wonders of Science), by Louis Figuier, (Paris, c1870).

Unique Identifier AR926332

Type Image

Purpose Public

Size 3645px × 4794px

Photo Credit HIP / Art Resource, NY

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