Testing Atlantic telegraph cable,1866 painting. This is the fifth picture in a series,showing US businessman Cyrus West Field and colleagues on board ship on 1 September 1866,awaiting a signal via cable from Ireland. Others present include the scientist William Thomson,Captain James Anderson,Samuel Morse,and the engineer Samuel Canning. A total of 4200 kilometres of cable were laid across the Atlantic,with a total of two cables operating by the end of 1866. This oil painting is from a series by British artist Robert Charles Dudley (1826-1909). | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART |
Bildgröße: | 3586 px × 2458 px |
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