City of Washington Statistical Map showing telegraph lines – Antique Wall Map
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Description
This rare antique map captures City of Washington Statistical Map showing telegraph lines in remarkable detail. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
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City of Washington Statistical Map showing telegraph lines
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The Statistical Map of the City of Washington traces where telegraph lines ran through the capital, a detail that sets it apart from the many street plans and views that share its gallery board. Telegraph service reached Washington quickly after Samuel Morse's 1844 demonstration between the Capitol and Baltimore, and by the 1860s wires radiated across the city to government offices, newspapers and private subscribers. Mapping them in this way shows how a new communications network was laid over an unfinished capital still growing out of its original plan. Notice how the lines cluster around the federal departments and the central business streets.
| Original scan | 7,788 × 5,568 px · prints to 26 × 19 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | cs000012 |
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