The laying of the transatlantic telegraph cable mb-code RS-10074 c1753 with Cornhill and Lombard

c1753 with Cornhill and Lombard Street on the left

with his dog sitting next to him

or Black desert kingsnake [modern taxonomy Lampropeltis californiae]

Ancient Egyptian coloured bas reliefs

Plate 1 bis in the section 'G

The laying of the transatlantic telegraph cable mb-code RS-10074 c1753 with Cornhill and LombardThe laying of the transatlantic telegraph cable, August 8th, 1866. The launching of the buoy marking the spot where the cable had been grappled. An attempt in 1865 by Brunel's giant steamship, the 'Great Eastern' to lay the cable ended in failure when the cable snapped and the end was lost. The following year the 'Great Eastern' succeeded in retrieving the lost cable and completing it, connecting Valentia in Ireland to Trinity Bay, Newfoundland.