Map showing the telegraph lines in operation, under contract, and contemplated, to complete the circuit of the globe
World Map of Proposed and Operational Telegraph Lines (1855) |
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| Date: | 1855 |
| Author: | J H Colton |
| Dwnld: | Full Size (13.86mb) |
| Source: | Library of Congress |
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This map isn't part of any series, but we have other world maps that you might want to check out.
J H Colton's map of the state of telegraphy in the mid-19th Century.
Clever and forward-thinking legend/depiction of their "In Operation", "under Contract", and "Contemplated" symbology. Pretty old-hat, nowadays, but for the time, very clever.
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