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Launching one of the large buoys.
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| Launching one of the large buoys. |
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| © National Maritime Museum, London |
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| Repro ID: PX8270 |
| Description: A team of sailors on board the 'Great Eastern' letting out one of the bouys used to mark the position where the cable was lost. The position was 51° 25'N 39° 6'W, 1,062 miles (1709 km) from Valentia and 606 miles (975 km) from Heart's Content, Newfoundland. |
| Creator: Robert Dudley (artist), E. Walker (engraver), Day & Son (engravers) |
| Date: 1865 |
| Credit line: National Maritime Museum, London | |
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