The Eighth wonder of the world - the Atlantic cable (LOC)

The Eighth wonder of the world - the Atlantic cable

 

N.Y. : Kimmel & Forster, [1866]

 

1 print : lithograph, color.

 

Notes:

Allegorical scene showing Neptune with a trident in foreground, and lion representing Great Britain holding one end of the Atlantic cable and eagle representing the United States holding the other end of the cable, with ocean between them and cities behind them. Includes portrait of the inventor, Cyrus Field, at top center.

Published in: Eyes of the nation : a visual history of the United States / Vincent Virga and curators of the Library of Congress ; historical commentary by Alan Brinkley. New York : Knopf, 1997.

 

Subjects:

Telecommunication cables--1860-1870.

 

Format: Allegorical prints--1860-1870.

Lithographs--Color--1860-1870.

 

Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.

 

Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print

 

Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ds.04508

 

Call Number: PGA - Kimmel & Forster--Eighth wonder ...

 

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