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 : Finishing of the manufacture of the AtlanticTelegraph Cable


Finishing of the manufacture of the AtlanticTelegraph Cable

Completion of the Atlantic Telegraph cable as the last inch of cable passes through the machinery of Messrs Glass and Elliott at Morden Whard, East Greenwich. 2300 miles worth of cable were manufactured prior to the expedition of 1875 by the steam-ship Great Eastern'. The project was hampered by bad weather, but the cable was successfully laid the following year

Picture No
13731339
Media ID
45399185
Size
5858px x 4146px (4.2MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Engraving in The Illustrated London News', 3 June 1865, page 533. Image digitally colourised using AI
Date
1865

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