The Old Print Shop

Celebration of the Laying of the Atlantic Telegraph Cable at the Townhall,New York.

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  • PUBLISHER: London: Printed and published at the Office, 198, Strand, in the Parish of St. Clement Danes, in the County of Middlesex, by George C. Leighton, 198, Strand, aforsaid.

  • MEDIUM: Wood engraving,

    DATE: September 25, 1858.

  • EDITION SIZE: Image size 6 1/2 x 9 3/8" (16.5 x 23.7 cm).

  • DESCRIPTION: A banner of the building reads "Honor to Cyrus G. Field" which is a slight typographical error as it was Cyrus W. Field who laid the first transatlantic telegraph cable line. It was successfully used for the first time on August 16, 1858.

  • ADDITIONAL INFO:

  • CONDITION: Good condition, save minor foxing in the margins.

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