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To His Excellency George M. Dallas, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary from the United States, this Print of the Vessels engaged in laying the Atlantic Telegraph Cable, is respectfully dedicated by his most obedient Servant, [...]
Josiah Taylor Del. Vincent Brooks Lith.
London: Published August 4th 1857, by W. Foster, 114, Fenchurch Street.
A large and fine coloured lithograph. Printed area 530 x 880mm (20¾ x 34½"). Trimmed into inscription area, losing dedicatee, a few repaired tears.
The first attempt to lay a transatlantic telegraph cable, beaten when the cable kept breaking. The British ships are named as 'Agamemnon' & 'Leopard', the American 'Niagara' & 'Susquehanna'.
[Ref: 45849] £1,800.00
Cutter Yacht "Osprey," 59 Tons, Edward Westby Nunn, Esq. (Owner), Royal St. George's Yacht Club. Winner of Royal Thames Yacht Club £100 Prize, June 25th. 1859... & other Prizes.
Josiah Taylor, Del. Vincent Brooks, Lith.
London, Published April 29th 1863, by J. Taylor, 147 Packington St. Islington, N, and Droosten, Allan & Co. 126, Strand, W.C.
Very fine hand coloured lithograph, sheet 505 x 695mm. 19¾ x 27¼". Repaired tear left margin minor stains to the outer edges of the paper.
The Royal St. George's Yacht Club is still based in Dun Laoghaire (formerly Kingstown) on the south side of Dublin Bay. NMM: PAH8742.
[Ref: 17900] £1,350.00
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