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title: Samuel Morse, the Telegraph, 1837
author: Nicha Sursock
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20985/samuel-morse-the-telegraph-1837/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2025-10-14
---

# Samuel Morse, the Telegraph, 1837

_Authored by [Nicha Sursock](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/nichasursock/)_

## Image File

[![Samuel Morse, the Telegraph, 1837](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20985.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20985.jpg)

## Image Caption

A gouache on paper painting titled *[Samuel](https://www.worldhistory.org/samuel/) Morse, the Telegraph, 1837* by Nicha Sursock. This is part of a series of 43 works representing the history of the USA.

On May 24, 1844 Morse sent the first official long-distance telegraph from Washington DC to Baltimore. He wrote: "What hath [God](https://www.worldhistory.org/God/) wroth". That moment changed the world, the [electrical telegraph](https://www.worldhistory.org/Electrical_Telegraph/) connected continents and opened the way to modern communications.

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## About the Author

Egyptian born Lebano-Croatian artist, born in 1951, currently residing between Vienna and Split in Croatia. Studied film direction in Brussels and started a career as an illustrator in l'Orient-Le Jour, a leading Lebanese daily and le progrès égyptien.
- [Facebook Profile](https://www.facebook.com/Nichas works)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Sursock, N. (2025, September 11). Samuel Morse, the Telegraph, 1837. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20985/samuel-morse-the-telegraph-1837/>
### Chicago
Sursock, Nicha. "Samuel Morse, the Telegraph, 1837." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 11, 2025. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20985/samuel-morse-the-telegraph-1837/>.
### MLA
Sursock, Nicha. "Samuel Morse, the Telegraph, 1837." *World History Encyclopedia*, 11 Sep 2025, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20985/samuel-morse-the-telegraph-1837/>.

## License & Copyright

Submitted by [Nicha Sursock](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/nichasursock/ "User Page: Nicha Sursock"), published on 11 September 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.