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title: SS Great Eastern Laying a Telegraph Cable
author: Science Museum, London
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17073/ss-great-eastern-laying-a-telegraph-cable/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2023-02-14
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# SS Great Eastern Laying a Telegraph Cable

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## Image File

[![SS Great Eastern Laying a Telegraph Cable](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/17073.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/17073.png)

## Image Caption

A colour print of an illustration by Robert Charles Dudley showing the SS *Great Eastern* laying the first Atlantic telegraph cable in 1865-7. The steamship was designed by [Isambard Kingdom Brunel](https://www.worldhistory.org/Isambard_Kingdom_Brunel/) (1806-59) and completed in 1858. It was the largest ship in the world at 692 feet (211 m) long. ([Science](https://www.worldhistory.org/science/) Museum, London)

## Cite This Work

### APA
London, S. M. (2023, February 14). SS Great Eastern Laying a Telegraph Cable. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17073/ss-great-eastern-laying-a-telegraph-cable/>
### Chicago
London, Science Museum,. "SS Great Eastern Laying a Telegraph Cable." *World History Encyclopedia*, February 14, 2023. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17073/ss-great-eastern-laying-a-telegraph-cable/>.
### MLA
London, Science Museum,. "SS Great Eastern Laying a Telegraph Cable." *World History Encyclopedia*, 14 Feb 2023, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17073/ss-great-eastern-laying-a-telegraph-cable/>.

## License & Copyright

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