Conceptually similarSCIENCE SOURCELaying the Atlantic Telegraph Cable, 1866SS2870091JG7791Royalty FreeSCIENCE SOURCEAtlantic Telegraph Cable Construction, 1866SS2870098JG7798Royalty FreeSCIENCE SOURCELaying the Atlantic Telegraph Cable, 1866SS2870094JG7794Royalty FreeSCIENCE SOURCELaying the Atlantic Telegraph Cable, 1866SS2870093JG7793Royalty FreeSCIENCE SOURCELaying the Atlantic Telegraph Cable, 1866SS2870096JG7796Rights ManagedSCIENCE SOURCELaying the Atlantic Telegraph Cable, 1866SS2870092JG7792Royalty FreeSCIENCE SOURCELaying the Atlantic Telegraph Cable, 1866SS2870095JG7795Royalty FreeSCIENCE SOURCESplicing the Atlantic Telegraph Cable, 1866SS2870099JG7799Royalty FreeSCIENCE SOURCELaying the Atlantic Telegraph Cable, 1866SS2870100JG7800Royalty FreeView AllView more with similar tones Atlantic Telegraph Cable Shore End, Ireland, 1866License type:Royalty FreeUnique identifier:SS2870097Legacy Identifier:JG7797Description:Foilhummerum Bay, Valentia, Looking Seawards from the Point at Which the Cable Reaches the Shore of Ireland, 1865-66, by Robert Charles Dudley (British, 1826-1909). One of the 19th century's great technological achievements was to lay a telegraphic cable beneath the Atlantic, allowing messages to speed back and forth between North America and Europe in minutes, rather than ten or twelve days by steamer. An initially successful attempt in 1858, led by Cyrus W. Field and financed by the Atlantic Telegraph Company, failed after three weeks. Two working cables were finally laid in July and September 1866, the result of repeated efforts by the indefatigable Field, a cadre of engineers, technicians, and sailors, two groups of financial backers, and significant help from the British and United States navies. Dudley documented the process in a series of watercolors and oils. The cable ran from Telegraph Field, Foilhommerum Bay, Valentia Island in western Ireland to Heart's Content in eastern Newfoundland.Credit:Metropolitan Museum of Art / Science SourceSize:3900px × 2627px (~29 MB)Get PricingFormatShareKeywords:1860s-1865-1866-19th century-art-atlantic-atlantic cable-atlantic telegraph cable-atlantic telegraph company-cable-communicating-communication-dudley-early-first-foilhommerum bay-history-illustration-ireland-laying-laying cable-ocean-painting-person-robert charles dudley-sea-tele-communication-telegraph-telegraph cable-telegraph field-telegraphic-telegraphic cable-transatlanic cable-transatlantic-transatlantic telegraph cable-undersea cable-valentia island-water-working cableModel release:N/AAvailable sizesFormatDimensionsPrice0.5 MB File450px X 303px$ 49.001 MB File625px X 421px$ 125.0010 MB File2000px X 1347px$ 300.0030 MB File3500px X 2358px$ 350.0050 MB File3900px X 2627px$ 425.00Parent folder:19752