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Probably soon after the publication of the book, Cyrus Field bought from Robert Dudley six oil paintings and forty water-colour drawings, including those used in the book. We know from the survival of an elaborate invitation, illustrated by Dudley, that Field then exhibited the pictures at his Gramercy Park residence in New York City. The invitation promised visitors “...a Private View Of a Series of Pictures By Mr. Robert Dudley, of London, Representing the Principal Incidents Connected with the Atlantic Telegraph Expeditions. Gramercy Park, New York.” In 1892, all of these paintings and watercolours, along with other cable memorabilia from his collection, were given by Field to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and they remain in the Museum’s collection today. The invitation to Field's private view included a detailed description for each of the oil paintings, and these captions are reproduced in the Metropolitan Museum section.

W.H.RUSSELL

The Atlantic Telegraph 1865

Illustrated by Robert Dudley.

Printed by Day&Son .6Gate Street.London

Original Cloth.Spine Gilt

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Russell Atlantic Telegraph Frontcover Gilt

Russell Atlantic Telegraph Pictorial Title.Colour Lithograph

An important Eye-witness account of the laying of the First Atlantic Cable by the Great Eastern Written by W.H.Russell

The Times' war correspondent,

illustrative plates drawn by Robert Dudley ,

lithographed by R.M.Bryson,F.Jones,G.Mc.Culloch,T.Picken & E.Walker

Printed from stone by DAY&SON.London

cf.

RUARY McLEAN V.B.D. London.Faber&Faber 1963

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H.M.S. AGAMEMNON LAYING THE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH CABLE IN 1858 : A WHALE CROSSES THE LINE

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Coiling the Cable in Tanks at the Works at Greenwich.The Cable passed from the Works into the Hulk lying in the Thames at Greenwich.Old Frigate with Freight of Cable Alongside the Great Eastern.Sheerness ° Paying-Out Machinery. Atlantic Telegraph 1858 Coiling the Cable. GreatEastern.Sheerness. Visit H.R.H The Prince of Wales The Great Eastern under Weigh.Escorted by the Terrible,the Sphinx,the Hawk,the Caroline ° The Forge on Deck.Preparing the Iron Plating for Capstan View from the Port Paddle Box .Great Eastern Searching for Fault after Recovery of Cable from Atlantic Bed ° In the Bows.Cable broken & lost. Preparing to Grabble Getting out one of the large Buoys for Launching Interior.Tanks on Board. GreatEastern. Cable passing Out ° Launching Buoy.Lat.51°25'30''Marking Spot where Cable grabbled Forward Deck cleared for Final attempt at Grappling The Reels of Gutta Percha Covered conducting Wire conveyed into Tanks at Greenwich ° Valentia 1857-1858.At the Time of Laying of Former Cable Trinity Bay.New Foundland.Telegraph House.View 1857-1858 Telegraph House.Trinity Bay.New Foundland.Mess Room Interior 1858 ° ° Foilhummerum Bay.Valencia.Seawards Point of Cable Reach the Shore..Cliffs.Foilhummerum Bay.Valencia.Landing Point.Cable Shore End Foilhummerum bay.Valencia.Cromwell fort.The Caroline & Boats laying the Earth Wire

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THE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH ~ CHART 1865

Showing the Track of the Steam Ship ''Great Eastern'' on her Voyage from Valentia to New Foundland.With Soundings.Daily Latitude & Longitude.Distance Run. Number of Miles Cable paid out

London.Day & Son Ltd.

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W.H.RUSSELL

The Atlantic Telegraph Illustrated by Robert Dudley.

London. Day&Son

(1865)

General View of Port Magee etc. from the Heights below Cora Beg :

the Caroline Laying the Shore end of the Cable , July 22.,1858

Lithograph in Colours. R.Dudley del. T.Picken lith.

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