Launching buoy on August 8th in lat 51o 25'30'' long 38o 56' (marking spot where cable had been grappled)

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Launching buoy on August 8th in lat 51o 25'30'' long 38o 56' (marking spot where cable had been grappled)

Mounted with PAG8270.; No.2.
The buoy being let down from the 'Great Eastern' to mark the spot where the cable was lost in the Atlantic Ocean. 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. After launching the bouy, the 'Great Eastern' turned for home.

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Object Details

ID:	PAG8269
Type:	Print
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	Dudley, Robert; Walker, E. Day & Son
Vessels:	Great Eastern (1858)
Date made:	1865
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	Sheet: 201 x 286 mm;