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The 'Great Eastern' as a cable laying ship, Introduction
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| © National Maritime Museum, London |
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Repro ID: H2861 |
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Description: A piece of telegraph cable manufactured by the Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Company of Greenwich. The electric telegraph introduced a 19th-century communications revolution, allowing messages and replies to be transmitted across the globe in minutes instead of days, weeks or months. |
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Creator: Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Co. |
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Date: 1860-1900 |
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