Art Resource - AR9401155

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Laying the transatlantic telegraph cable, 1865 (1866).

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Laying the transatlantic telegraph cable, 1865.

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Telegraph wire at the Greenwich works, c1865.

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Laying of the telegraph cable across the Indian Ocean between Bombay and Aden, 1870.

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Isambard Kingdom Brunel's 'Great Western', 1882.

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'The Atlantic Telegraph - A bad look out for Despotism', 1858.

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Under the Dark Blue Waters, 1872. Artist: Joseph Swain

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The laying of the transatlantic telegraph cable, August 8th, 1866. The launching of the buoy marking the spot where the cable had been grappled. An attempt in 1865 by Brunel's giant steamship, the 'Great Eastern' to lay the cable ended in failure when the cable snapped and the end was lost. The following year the 'Great Eastern' succeeded in retrieving the lost cable and completing it, connecting Valentia in Ireland to Trinity Bay, Newfoundland. Instead of the length of a sea voyage, communication time between the two sides of the Atlantic became a matter of seconds. From The Atlantic Telegraph by William Howard Russell, published 1866.

Unique Identifier AR9401155

Type Image

Purpose Public

Size 5128px × 3428px

Photo Credit HIP / Art Resource, NY

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