Sujet
First Chappe telegraph message from St Petersburg, early 19th century, (c1870). Artist: Unknown
Légende
First Chappe telegraph message from St Petersburg, Russia, early 19th century, (c1870). Tsar Nicholas I (1796-1855), sending the first message from St Petersburg telegraph station, using a modification of Claude Chappe's semaphore system.The Tsar is turning the mechanism which altered the position of the signalling arms on top of the tower. From Les Merveilles de las Science, (The Wonders of Science), by Louis Figuier, (Paris, c1870).
Oxford Science Archive
Date
1870
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images
Notre référence
HRM19B66_238
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
50,0Mo (4,2Mo) / 30,9cm x 40,6cm / 3645 x 4794 (300dpi)