![H.M.S. Agamemnon Laying the Atlantic Telegraph Cable in 1858: a Whale Crosses the Line by Robert Charles Dudley]()
H.M.S. Agamemnon Laying the Atlantic Telegraph Cable in 1858: a Whale Crosses the Line by Robert Charles Dudley![The Albany Buoying a Bight of the Cable of 1865 on the Night of August 26th, 1866 by Robert Charles Dudley]()
The Albany Buoying a Bight of the Cable of 1865 on the Night of August 26th, 1866 by Robert Charles Dudley![In the Bows of the Great Eastern: The Cable Broken and Lost, Preparing to Grapple, August 2nd, 1865 by Robert Charles Dudley]()
In the Bows of the Great Eastern: The Cable Broken and Lost, Preparing to Grapple, August 2nd, 1865 by Robert Charles Dudley![Launching the Buoy from the Bow of the Great Eastern on August 8th, 1865 by Robert Charles Dudley]()
Launching the Buoy from the Bow of the Great Eastern on August 8th, 1865 by Robert Charles Dudley![Foilhummerum Bay, Valentia, from Cromwell Fort: The Caroline Laying the Earthwire on July 21st, 1865 by Robert Charles Dudley]()
Foilhummerum Bay, Valentia, from Cromwell Fort: The Caroline Laying the Earthwire on July 21st, 1865 by Robert Charles Dudley![The Bay of Bull Arms, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland, Bonfires Lighted on the Hills to Notify of the Arrival of the Cable Fleet…]()
The Bay of Bull Arms, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland, Bonfires Lighted on the Hills to Notify of the Arrival of the Cable Fleet…![Foilhummerum Bay, Valentia, Looking Seawards from the Point at Which the Cable Reaches the Shore of Ireland by Robert…]()
Foilhummerum Bay, Valentia, Looking Seawards from the Point at Which the Cable Reaches the Shore of Ireland by Robert…![First Telegraph House at Heart's Content, Newfoundland, 1866 by Robert Charles Dudley]()
First Telegraph House at Heart's Content, Newfoundland, 1866 by Robert Charles Dudley![Valentia, Ireland, from the Harbor, Opposite Knight's-town, at the Period of Laying the Cable of 1857 by Robert Charles…]()
Valentia, Ireland, from the Harbor, Opposite Knight's-town, at the Period of Laying the Cable of 1857 by Robert Charles…![View Looking Aft from the Port Paddle-box on the Deck of the Great Eastern: Showing the Trough for the Cable, etc. by Robert…]()
View Looking Aft from the Port Paddle-box on the Deck of the Great Eastern: Showing the Trough for the Cable, etc. by Robert…![The Heights over Foilhummerum Bay, Valentia, the William Corey Heading Seawards, Laying the Shore-end of the Atlantic…]()
The Heights over Foilhummerum Bay, Valentia, the William Corey Heading Seawards, Laying the Shore-end of the Atlantic…![Arrival in Trinity Bay, Newfoundland: The Cable Passed to the Paddle-box Boat of the Terrible, etc. by Robert Charles Dudley]()
Arrival in Trinity Bay, Newfoundland: The Cable Passed to the Paddle-box Boat of the Terrible, etc. by Robert Charles Dudley![Mount Athos Carved as a Monument to Alexander the Great by Pierre Henri de Valenciennes]()
Mount Athos Carved as a Monument to Alexander the Great by Pierre Henri de Valenciennes![The Cliffs, Foilhummerum Bay, Valentia, the Point at Which the Shore-end of the Cable was Landed on July 22nd, 1865 by…]()
The Cliffs, Foilhummerum Bay, Valentia, the Point at Which the Shore-end of the Cable was Landed on July 22nd, 1865 by…![Cyrus Defeats Spargapises, from The Story of Cyrus by Michiel Coxcie, I]()
Cyrus Defeats Spargapises, from The Story of Cyrus by Michiel Coxcie, I![The Diversion of the Euphrates, from The Story of Cyrus by Michiel Coxcie, I]()
The Diversion of the Euphrates, from The Story of Cyrus by Michiel Coxcie, I![Alexander at the Tomb of Cyrus the Great by Pierre Henri de Valenciennes]()
Alexander at the Tomb of Cyrus the Great by Pierre Henri de Valenciennes![The Old Frigate Iris with Her Freight of Cable Alongside the Great Eastern at Sheerness: The Cable Passed from the Hulk to…]()
The Old Frigate Iris with Her Freight of Cable Alongside the Great Eastern at Sheerness: The Cable Passed from the Hulk to…![Foilhummerum Bay, Valentia, Looking from Cromwell Fort: The Caroline and Boats Laying the Earth Wire, July 21st, 1865 by…]()
Foilhummerum Bay, Valentia, Looking from Cromwell Fort: The Caroline and Boats Laying the Earth Wire, July 21st, 1865 by…![A Night Scene. The Cable Entangled and Nearly Broken, July 18th, 1866 by Robert Charles Dudley]()
A Night Scene. The Cable Entangled and Nearly Broken, July 18th, 1866 by Robert Charles Dudley![View, Looking Aft, from the Port Paddle Box of the Great Eastern, Showing the Trough for the Cable, etc. by Robert Charles…]()
View, Looking Aft, from the Port Paddle Box of the Great Eastern, Showing the Trough for the Cable, etc. by Robert Charles…![The Atlantic Telegraph Cable Fleet Assembled at Berehaven (Southwest Coast of Ireland): Ships, the Great Eastern, H.M.S.…]()
The Atlantic Telegraph Cable Fleet Assembled at Berehaven (Southwest Coast of Ireland): Ships, the Great Eastern, H.M.S.…![Deck of the Great Eastern, the Cable Trough, etc., 1866 by Robert Charles Dudley]()
Deck of the Great Eastern, the Cable Trough, etc., 1866 by Robert Charles Dudley![View of the Interior of One of the Tanks on Board the Great Eastern by Robert Charles Dudley]()
View of the Interior of One of the Tanks on Board the Great Eastern by Robert Charles Dudley![Splicing the Cable (after the First Accident) on Board the Great Eastern, July 25th, 1865 by Robert Charles Dudley]()
Splicing the Cable (after the First Accident) on Board the Great Eastern, July 25th, 1865 by Robert Charles Dudley![The Great Eastern Under Weigh, July 23rd, 1865: Escort and other Ships, H.M.S. Terrible, H.M.S. Sphinx, The Hawk and…]()
The Great Eastern Under Weigh, July 23rd, 1865: Escort and other Ships, H.M.S. Terrible, H.M.S. Sphinx, The Hawk and…![September 8th at Heart's Content, the day of the successful termination of the work of laying, recovering, completing and…]()
September 8th at Heart's Content, the day of the successful termination of the work of laying, recovering, completing and…![The Picking-up Machinery in the Bows of the Great Eastern by Robert Charles Dudley]()
The Picking-up Machinery in the Bows of the Great Eastern by Robert Charles Dudley![Forward Deck of the Great Eastern Cleared for the First Attempt to Grapple for the Lost Cable, August 11th, 1865 by Robert…]()
Forward Deck of the Great Eastern Cleared for the First Attempt to Grapple for the Lost Cable, August 11th, 1865 by Robert…![Getting Out One of the Great Buoys: The Deck of the Great Eastern Looking From the Forecastle by Robert Charles Dudley]()
Getting Out One of the Great Buoys: The Deck of the Great Eastern Looking From the Forecastle by Robert Charles Dudley![News Received Through the Atlantic Cable From All Parts of the World, etc. by Robert Charles Dudley]()
News Received Through the Atlantic Cable From All Parts of the World, etc. by Robert Charles Dudley![Deck of Great Eastern, Aft: the Paying-out Machinery by Robert Charles Dudley]()
Deck of Great Eastern, Aft: the Paying-out Machinery by Robert Charles Dudley![Getting Out One of the Large Buoys for Launching, August 2nd, 1865 by Robert Charles Dudley]()
Getting Out One of the Large Buoys for Launching, August 2nd, 1865 by Robert Charles Dudley![Searching for the Fault after Hauling Back the Cable from the Bottom of the Atlantic, July 31st, 1865 by Robert Charles…]()
Searching for the Fault after Hauling Back the Cable from the Bottom of the Atlantic, July 31st, 1865 by Robert Charles…![The fall of Babylon; Cyrus the Great defeating the Chaldean army. Mezzotint by J. Martin, 1831, after himself, 1819.]()
The fall of Babylon; Cyrus the Great defeating the Chaldean army. Mezzotint by J. Martin, 1831, after himself, 1819.![Cyrus the Great, Founder of the Persian Empire, killed by Thamaris, Queen of the Massagetai by Boucicaut Master]()
Cyrus the Great, Founder of the Persian Empire, killed by Thamaris, Queen of the Massagetai by Boucicaut Master![Cyrus is discovered by a shepherd and a shepherdess while he suckles a dog. Mezzotint by R. Earlom after G.B. Castiglione.]()
Cyrus is discovered by a shepherd and a shepherdess while he suckles a dog. Mezzotint by R. Earlom after G.B. Castiglione.