Forward Deck of the Great Eastern Cleared for
Forward Deck of the Great Eastern Cleared for the First Attempt to Grapple for the Lost Cable, August 11th, 1865, 1865-66, Watercolor over graphite with touches of gouache, Sheet: 6 15/16 x 10 3/8 in. (17.6 x 26.3 cm), Drawings, Robert Charles Dudley (British, 1826-1909), One of the 19th century's great technological achievements was to lay a telegraphic cable beneath the Atlantic, allowing messages to speed back and forth between North America and Europe in minutes, rather than ten or twelve days by steamer
Picture No
11983221
Media ID
46896525
Size
5265px x 3474px
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Credit
© The Liszt Collection / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Artokoloro Liszt Collection
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