Lithograph reproduction print of log pages from the Great Eastern 8 Sep 1866
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Object number2025.00013
TitleLithograph reproduction print of log pages from the Great Eastern 8 Sep 1866
Creator Willoughby Smith (creator)
DescriptionLithograph reproduction print of log pages recorded on the Great Eastern, dated 8 September 1866.
They were written in Hearts Content by chief electrician Willoughby Smith, and records the telegrams sent through the 1865 Atlantic Cable.
Telegrams include news such as a cholera outbreak in London, political visits, and bad weather leading to bad harvest prospects in England.
Production date 1866-09-08 - 1866-09-08
Object namelogbook
Object categorydocument
Materialpaper
Techniqueprinted
