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Laying the Atlantic Telegraph Cable - Valentia: Catamaran for Under-running the Shore-end..., 1858. Creator: Unknown.

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Laying the Atlantic Telegraph Cable - Valentia: Catamaran for Under-running the Shore-end of the Cable, 1858. 'View of Valentia, to which island considerable interest attaches in connection with the Atlantic Telegraph, as it is destined to receive the European end of the cable, being "the nearest parish to America." This island, about five miles long and two broad, is situated near the southwest of Ireland, a short distance south of Dingle Bay'. From "Illustrated London News", 1858.

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Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

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HRM23A81_477

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27,8Mo (2,9Mo) / 33,3cm x 21,0cm / 3931 x 2475 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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