Manufacturing the transatlantic telegraph cable Size:XL: 120 x 80cm The trader has painted his

The trader has painted his barrow like a Palermitan cart

He was a passionate advocate of equality for women whilst he served as an MP

Charlemagne (c742-814) was crowned Holy Roman Emperor in 800 AD by Leo III

Charity sweeps aside the unfeeling Beadle in her determination to relieve the terrible suffering of a poor family

Manufacturing the transatlantic telegraph cable Size:XL: 120 x 80cm The trader has painted hisManufacturing the transatlantic telegraph cable, c1865 (1866). Coiling the telegraph cable in the tanks at the works in Greenwich. The cable, connecting Valentia island, off the Irish coast, and Trinity Bay, Newfoundland, was successfully laid in the summer of 1866 by Brunel's steamship, the 'Great Eastern'. From The Atlantic Telegraph by William Howard Russell, published 1866.