View of the Telegraph erected on the Admiralty Office Charing Cross in Feby. 1796 By an officer on duty

A view of the Revd Lord George Murray, Bishop of St David's, shutter telegraph, which was installed in 1796 and preceded the more familiar Popham Semaphore. [PvdM 4/04]

Object Details

ID: PAI8811
Type: Print
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Fores, S. W.
Date made: 26 Mar 1796
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Sheet: 574 x 445 mm
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