Chart showing the track of the great submarine Atlantic telegraph : with the principal land & submarine telegraph lines in Europe & America. Also, tracks of steamships and the depth of the ocean
Description
| Alternative title | Telegraph chart |
|---|---|
| Type of resource | cartographic |
| Form | computer; online resource |
| Extent | 1 map : wood engraving, hand colored ; 27 x 61 cm., on sheet 86 x 69 cm. |
| Place | New York (State) |
| Place | [New York |
| Publisher | H.H. Lloyd & Co., 348 Broadway |
| Publication date | 1858] |
| Issuance | monographic |
| Language | English |
| Map data | Scale not given ; W 97°33'00"--E 31°45'00"/N 62°03'00"--N 22°28'00").In decimal degrees: (W 097.6--E 031.8/N 062.1--N 022.5). |
Creators/Contributors
| Engraver | Tuttle, David H. | |
|---|---|---|
| Engraver | Forbes & Bond | |
| Illustrator | Wilson, active 1854-1857 | |
| Printer | Wynkoop, Hallenbeck & Thomas | |
| Publisher | H.H. Lloyd & Co |
Subjects
| Subject | Morse, Samuel Finley Breese, 1791-1872 > Portraits |
|---|---|
| Subject | World maps > 19th century |
| Subject | Telegraph lines > Atlantic Ocean > Nautical charts > 19th century |
| Subject | Telegraph lines > North America > Europe > Maps > 19th century |
| Subject | Telegraph > Equipment and supplies > Pictorial works > 19th century |
| Subject | Atlantic Ocean > Nautical charts > 19th century |
| Subject | North America > Maps > 19th century |
| Subject | Europe > Maps > 19th century |
| Subject | Africa > Maps > 19th century |
| Genre | Map |
| Genre | Cartographic image-cri |
| Genre | World maps. |
| Genre | Nautical charts. |
Bibliographic information
| Note | Depths shown by bathymetric soundings. |
|---|---|
| Note | Latitudinal and longitudinal lines. |
| Note | Prime meridian: London. |
| Note | Coordinates approximate and based on Greenwich meridian. |
| Note | Shows telegraph line between Newfoundland and Ireland, as well as the steamship routes between America and Europe. |
| Note | Decorative border. |
| Note | Tables: Overland telegraphs of the world -- Submarine telegraphs of the world. |
| Note | Texts: Account of the invention and operation of the magnetic telegraph -- Decription of making and laying submarine telegraph cables. |
| Note | Several woodcut illustrations of telegraph machinery (signed: Forbes & Bond ; Wilson N.Y. and Tuttle Eng.), as well as two portraits: Cyrus W. Field, the hero of the enterprise -- Prof. Samuel F. B. Morse. |
| Note | Profile view: Profile of the Atlantic Ocean on the Telegraph Plate, showing the depth in fathoms. |
| Location | electronic resource |
Access conditions
- Use and reproduction
- Image from the Warren Heckrotte Map Collection courtesy Stanford University Libraries. This item is in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use. If you have questions, please contact the David Rumsey Map Center at rumseymapcenter@stanford.edu.
- Copyright
- This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission.
Collection
Warren Heckrotte Map Collection
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