View of the telegraph erected on the Admiralty Office Charing Cross in Feby

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Title: View of the telegraph erected on the Admiralty Office Charing Cross in Feby
Contributor: Fores, S. W., publisher.
Great Britain. Admiralty.
Published / Created: [26 March 1796]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Pud. March 26, 1796 by S.W. Fores, No. 50 Piccadilly corner of Sackville St.
Abstract: An explanatory design of the telegraph, built for the transmission of messages, over the Admiralty, Whitehall; the main image shows the telegraph on top of the Officer's Cabin with all the shutters closed; engraved lettering below, and around the edge, lettered from A to R, are further smaller telegraphs with shutters open in various different positions according to the specific letter signalled. Inscribed with letters above and within images, and with five short paragraphs of lettering below main image, three with the heading: "Explanation of the Telegraph / The Alphabet explained / Sentences explained".
Description: Title from text engraved along the top of the image.
All engraved.
"Price 1 shilling."
Extent: 1 sheet ([1] p.) : 39 x 29 cm.
Language: English

Genre: Early works to 1800
Engravings England London 1796
Broadsides 1796
Watermarks (Paper) J. Whatman 1794
Brit tracts
Material: engraving with etching ;
Subject (Geographic): Great Britain
Subject (Topic): Telegraph
Communications, Military
Subjects: Telegraph > Great Britain > Early works to 1800
Communications, Military > Early works to 1800
England > London > 1796
1796
J. Whatman > 1794
Brit tracts > 1796

Access: Public
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