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Laying the Atlantic Telegraph Cable

Illustration showing the laying of the Atlantic Telegraph Cable. In 1866, the British ship Great Eastern succeeded in laying the first permanent telegraph line across the Atlantic Ocean. Transatlantic telegraph cables were undersea cables running under the Atlantic Ocean for telegraph communications.

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Title: Laying the Atlantic Telegraph Cable

Caption: Illustration showing the laying of the Atlantic Telegraph Cable. In 1866, the British ship Great Eastern succeeded in laying the first permanent telegraph line across the Atlantic Ocean. Transatlantic telegraph cables were undersea cables running under the Atlantic Ocean for telegraph communications.

Credit: Album / Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group

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Image size: 5295 × 3961 px | 60.0 MB

Print size: 44.8 × 33.5 cm | 2084.6 × 1559.4 in (300 dpi)

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