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Knightstown, Ireland Item Info
- Title:
- Knightstown, Ireland
- Artist:
- Becker, Joseph, 1841-1910
- Date:
- June 5, 1865
- Transcription:
- Recto: "Knightstown, Ireland.";Verso: "View of Knightstown (sometimes called Valentia) and the island of Valentia the terminus of the Atlantic cable." "See letters to the Herald, JB, Sunday, 5 June." "The London Ilustrated [sic] News have been refused a passage in the ship as also the New York Times. Myself and Farrel will have it all our own way."
- Subjects:
- Transatlantic cables--History--19th century
- Condition:
- Five folds, folded top corners.
- Place:
- Ireland--Munster province--County Kerry--Valencia Island--Knightstown
- Medium:
- graphite and black ink wash on paper
- Dimensions:
- 9.5" x 7.5."
- Genre:
- Image;StillImage
- Coordinates:
- 52.2345138, -9.4608887
- Source:
- Original drawing location: TAC-JB-GB-6-5-65-1 (Box 11).
- URI:
- http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4816
- Ref. Number:
- (Becker)TAC-JB-GB-6-5-65-1
- Collection:
- Transatlantic Cable
- Tags:
- Atlantic Telegraph Dwellings Figures Harbor Hill Seascape
- Format:
- image/jpeg
Attribution
- Citation:
- "Knightstown, Ireland", The Becker Collection, Boston College Libraries, /items/2228.html