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The story of the telegraph and a history of the great Atlantic cable : a complete record of the inception, progress, and final success of that undertaking : a general history of land and oceanic telegraphs : descriptions of telegraphic apparatus, and biographical sketches of the principal persons connected with the great work by Charles F. Briggs and Augustus Maverick ; abundantly and beautifully illustrated

Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Closed Stacks Tr.3
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Briggs, Charles Frederick, 1804-1877.
Contributor:
Maverick, Augus
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Cables, Submarine--Atlan.
Telegraph--Hist.
Physical Description:
255, [3], 5, [1] p., [2] leaves of plates (1 folded) : ill., col. map, port ; 20 cm.
Other Title:
History of the great Atlantic ca
Place of Publication:
New York : Rudd & Carleton ., 1858.
Notes:
Spine title: The history of the telegraph.
Title page vignette (publisher's device?) is word kitāb (book) in Arabic calligra
Publisher's catalog: 8 p. at

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