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Claude Chappe (1763-1805), French engineer and inventor, c1900. Artist: Unknown

Claude Chappe (1763-1805), French engineer and inventor, c1900. An artist's impression of Chappe 's aerial telegraph semaphore system in use. It was widely used particularly in France and its colonies until c1950. Liebig trade card issued c1900.

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Title: Claude Chappe (1763-1805), French engineer and inventor, c1900. Artist: Unknown

Caption: Claude Chappe (1763-1805), French engineer and inventor, c1900. An artist's impression of Chappe 's aerial telegraph semaphore system in use. It was widely used particularly in France and its colonies until c1950. Liebig trade card issued c1900.

Credit: Album / Oxford Science Archive / Heritage Images

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Image size: 5077 × 3442 px | 50.0 MB

Print size: 43.0 × 29.1 cm | 1998.8 × 1355.1 in (300 dpi)

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