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Picture No 12904479
Date 1840
Description Telegraphic communications -- observatory hut and signals
Details

Telegraphic communications -- observatory hut and signals, as invented by Chappe in France. Each position represents a letter or word.
Source Engraving in 'The Penny Magazine', 15 February 1840, page 61
Credit Mary Evans Picture Library
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