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Carta quinta generale di Europa (Chart)
Carta prima generale d'Affrica e parte d'America (Chart)
Asia carta diciasete piu moderna (Chart)
Carta nonna Generale di Europe (Chart)
Searching for fault after recovery of the cable from the bed of the Atlantic - July 31st (Print)
The forge on deck (of the Great Eastern) - night of August 9th preparing the iron plating for capstan (Print)
Launching buoy on August 8th in lat 51o 25'30'' long 38o 56' (marking spot where cable had been grappled) (Print)
Coiling the cable in after tank on board the Great Eastern at Sheerness - visit of HRH the Prince of Wales May 24th (Print)
The old frigate with her freight of cable alongside the Great Eastern at Sheerness (Print)
Getting out one of the large buoys for launching August 2nd. (Great Eastern) (Print)
Forward deck cleared for the final attempt at grappling - August 11th (Great Eastern, cable-laying) (Print)
Paying-out machinery (Great Eastern) (Print)
The Great Eastern under weigh July 23rd (escort and other ships introduced being the Terrible the Sphinx the Hawk & the Caroline) (Print)
Splicing the cable (after the first accident) on board the Great Eastern - July 25th (Print)
Boats and carts unloading a brig on the south coast of England (Print)
Carta seconda generale d'Affrica (Chart)
Carta terza generale del'Asia (Chart)
The cable passed from the works into the hulk lying in the Thames at Greenwich (Print)
Coiling the cable in the large tanks at the works at Greenwich (Print)
HMS Agamemnon laying the Atlantic Telegraph cable in 1858. A whale crosses the line (Print)
Valentia in 1857-1858 at the time of the laying of the former cable (Print)
Naval Review at Spithead: The Royal Yacht. with the Shah on board, passing between The First and Second Divisons. Extra Supplement to the Illustrated London News (Print)
General view of Port Magee &c from the heights below Cora Beg. The Caroline laying the shore end of the cable July 22nd (Print)
Carta terza generale d'America (Chart)
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