The Eighth wonder of the world - the Atlantic cable – Vintage Wall Art
![The Eighth wonder of the world - the Atlantic cable, N.Y. : Kimmel & Forster, [1866] — antique lithograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/a5/a564a8a72e80-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This antique lithograph of The Eighth wonder of the world - the Atlantic cable brings a moment of history to your wall. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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The Eighth wonder of the world - the Atlantic cable
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Few inventions of the 1860s drew as much public excitement as the transatlantic telegraph, and this color lithograph from 1866 presents the Atlantic cable as a wonder to rank beside the great constructions of the ancient world. Published in New York by Kimmel & Forster, it belongs to a popular genre of allegorical prints that used symbolic imagery to show new technology as a triumph of human ingenuity. The first cable laid between Ireland and Newfoundland in 1858 failed after only weeks of service, so the successful line of 1866 was a major achievement that won wide attention in newspapers and print shops.
| Created / published | N.Y. : Kimmel & Forster, [1866] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, color. |
| Genre | Allegorical prints 1860-1870.Lithographs Color 1860-1870. |
| Notes | Published in: Eyes of the nation : a visual history of the United States / Vincent Virga and curators of the Library of Congress ; historical commentary by Alan Brinkley. New York : Knopf, 1997. |
| Subjects | Telecommunication cables--1860-1870. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,452 × 1,163 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-216503 |
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