The New Siamese Twins
Anon
Genre: | Illustration, Drollery |
Relevant illustrations: | wdct. |
Subjects: | Telegraphy |
Representation of the Dover-Calais submarine telegraph of 1851. Shows John Bull standing on the cliffs of Dover wrapped in an 'electric wire' which extends across the Channel to a French policeman on the distant shores of Calais. | |
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