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Laying of the telegraph cable across the Indian Ocean between Bombay and Aden, 1870. Artist: Unknown

Laying of the telegraph cable across the Indian Ocean between Bombay and Aden, 1870. Artist: Unknown

1-157-782 - Oxford Science Archive/Heritage Images

Laying of the telegraph cable across the Indian Ocean between Bombay and Aden, 1870. Landing the shore end of the cable at Aden. The cable was laid by Brunel's steamship the 'Great Eastern', visible in the distance. From The Ocean Telegraph to India by JC Parkinson. (London, 1870).

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  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
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  1. Isambard Kingdom Brunel: British: Engineer, designer, inventor
  2. JC Parkinson: British: Author
Medium
  1. Lithograph
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World Asia Yemen ʻAdan ʻAdan

  1. 12 47 00 N , 045 03 00 E

World Oceans Indian Ocean

  1. 10 00 00 S , 070 00 00 E
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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4142x2527
File Size : 30,665kb

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  1. 002536
  1. 002536
  1. 0460001334
  1. 1-157-782
  1. 1157782
  1. 1334
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