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Télégraphe électrique sous-marin entre Terre-Neuve et le Cap-Breton. Pose du câble électrique
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Télégraphe électrique sous-marin entre Terre-Neuve et le Cap-Breton. Pose du câble électrique

Wood engraving

Submarine electric telegraph between Newfoundland and Cape Breton. Laying of the electric cable
SignatureNon signé / Unsigned
Date 1855/10/20
Medium / Technique Ink on paper
Relief printing
Dimensions40.6 x 27.9 cm
Origin England
Object NumberM994X.5.129.2
CollectionMcCord
Status
Not on view

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