Atlantic Telegraph Collection

The loading of the cables used in the Atlantic Telegraph
5308160 The loading of the cables used in the Atlantic Telegraph.; (add.info.: Print depicting the loading of the cables used in the Atlantic Telegraph)

The loading of the cables used in the Atlantic Telegraph
5308159 The loading of the cables used in the Atlantic Telegraph.; (add.info.: Print depicting the loading of the cables used in the Atlantic Telegraph)

The transportation of the cables used in the Atlantic Telegraph
5308157 The transportation of the cables used in the Atlantic Telegraph.; (add.info.: Print depicting the transportation of the cables used in the Atlantic Telegraph)

The Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph, 1850
3359126 The Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph)

The Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph, 1850
3331062 The Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph)

The Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph, 1850
3331055 The Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph)

The Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph, 1850
3331053 The Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph)

The Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph, 1850
3331050 The Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph)

King Edward VII visiting the Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph, 1850
3330985 King Edward VII visiting the Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting King Edward VII visiting the Great Eastern used during)

The Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph, 1850
3330973 The Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph)

The Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph, 1850
3330971 The Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph)

The first marker buoy of the Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph, 1850
3330072 The first marker buoy of the Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the first marker buoy of the Great Eastern used during)

The Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph, 1850
3330046 The Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph)

Messages being sent through the Atlantic Telegraph system
5311995 Messages being sent through the Atlantic Telegraph system; (add.info.: Engraving depicting messages being sent through the Atlantic Telegraph system from The Great Eastern in the instrument)

An engraving depicting The Great Eastern laying the Atlantic Telegraph, 19th century
5310733 An engraving depicting The Great Eastern laying the Atlantic Telegraph, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1890); Universal History Archive/UIG

The Niagara used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph, 1850
3359167 The Niagara used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the Niagara used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph)

The Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph, 1850
3331079 The Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph)

The Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph, 1850
3331073 The Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph)

The Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph, 1850
3331070 The Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph)

The Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph, 1850
3331064 The Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph)

The Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph, 1850
3331060 The Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph)

The Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph, 1850
3331052 The Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph)

The Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph, 1850
3330964 The Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph)

The Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph, 1850
3330597 The Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph)

The transportation of the cables used in the Atlantic Telegraph
5308161 The transportation of the cables used in the Atlantic Telegraph.; (add.info.: Print depicting the transportation of the cables used in the Atlantic Telegraph)

The Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph, 1850
3330907 The Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph)

The making of the steel cables on board the Great Eastern, 1850
3330601 The making of the steel cables on board the Great Eastern, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the making of the steel cables on board the Great Eastern')

The HMS Agamemnon, 1850
3330598 The HMS Agamemnon, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the HMS Agamemnon after laying down the cable for the Atlantic Telegraph. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

The Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph, 1850
3331086 The Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph)

The Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph, 1850
3331059 The Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph)

The Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph, 1850
3331057 The Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph)

The Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph, 1850
3331048 The Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph)

The Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph, 1850
3330068 The Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph)

The transportation of the cables used in the Atlantic Telegraph
5308156 The transportation of the cables used in the Atlantic Telegraph.; (add.info.: Print depicting the transportation of the cables used in the Atlantic Telegraph)

The Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph, 1850
3331082 The Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph)

The Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph, 1850
3331172 The Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph)

The Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph, 1850
3331067 The Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph)

HMS Agamemnon, 1850
3359234 HMS Agamemnon, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the HMS Agamemnon after laying down the cable for the Atlantic Telegraph. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

The Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph, 1850
3331081 The Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph)

The Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph, 1850
3331080 The Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph)

The Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph, 1850
3331077 The Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph)

The Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph, 1850
3331075 The Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph)

The Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph, 1850
3330994 The Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph)

The Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph, 1850
3330067 The Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph)

Edward VII watching the loading of the cables used in the Atlantic Telegraph
5308158 Edward VII watching the loading of the cables used in the Atlantic Telegraph.; (add.info.: Print depicting Edward VII (1841-1910)

The HMS Agamemnon, 1850
3478749 The HMS Agamemnon, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the HMS Agamemnon after laying down the cable for the Atlantic Telegraph. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

The Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph, 1850
3331084 The Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph)

The Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph, 1850
3331078 The Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph)

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The Atlantic Telegraph was a groundbreaking achievement in the 19th century, connecting North America and Europe through underwater cables for the first time in history. This technological marvel revolutionized communication across the Atlantic Ocean, allowing messages to be transmitted almost instantaneously between continents. The successful laying of the cable in 1858 marked a significant milestone in global connectivity, paving the way for future advancements in telecommunications. Despite initial challenges and setbacks, including multiple failed attempts and technical difficulties, engineers persevered and ultimately achieved success with improved technology and expertise. The Atlantic Telegraph played a crucial role in bridging the gap between distant nations, fostering closer ties and facilitating faster exchange of information on an unprecedented scale. Today, we continue to benefit from this remarkable feat of engineering that forever changed how we communicate across oceans.