Title

The Eighth wonder of the world - the Atlantic cable ca. 1866

Caption

Allegorical scene showing Neptune with a trident in foreground, and lion representing Great Britain holding one end of the Atlantic cable and eagle representing the United States holding the other end of the cable, with ocean between them and cities behind them. Includes portrait of the inventor, Cyrus Field, at top center.

Credit line

Photo12/Universal Images Group/HUM Images

Reference

UMG22A25_311

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

53,8Mb (3,7Mb) / 16,0in x 13,1in / 4800 x 3921 (300dpi)

Keywords

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