IMAGE
Donlas Bay, Valentia Island, Ireland Item Info
- Title:
- Donlas Bay, Valentia Island, Ireland
- Artist:
- Becker, Joseph, 1841-1910
- Date:
- 1865
- Transcription:
- Recto: No text.;Verso: "Donlas Bay, the place where the shore end of the Atlantic cable of 1858 was landed near Valentia Island. This is the place where the old cable was landed. The new locality saves 6 miles of wire."
- Subjects:
- Transatlantic cables--History--19th century
- Condition:
- Stains at edges.
- Place:
- Ireland--Munster province--County Kerry--Valencia Island--Donlas Bay
- Medium:
- black and gray ink wash on paper
- Dimensions:
- 5" x 4."
- Genre:
- Image;StillImage
- Coordinates:
- 52.2345138, -9.4608887
- Source:
- Original drawing location: TAC-JB-GB-65-3 (Box 11).
- URI:
- http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4815
- Ref. Number:
- (Becker)TAC-JB-GB-65-3
- Collection:
- Transatlantic Cable
- Tags:
- Architecture Rocks Seascape Telegraph
- Format:
- image/jpeg
Attribution
- Citation:
- "Donlas Bay, Valentia Island, Ireland", The Becker Collection, Boston College Libraries, /items/2226.html