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View of Valentia Bay, Ireland Item Info
- Title:
- View of Valentia Bay, Ireland
- Artist:
- Becker, Joseph, 1841-1910
- Date:
- June 5, 1865
- Transcription:
- Recto: No text.;Verso: "View of Valentia Bay, Ireland the terminus of the Atlantic Telegraph sketched from the old signal tower on Bray Head." "1 Carash Point" "2 Port Magee" "3 The Point at which the shore end of the cable will be landed" "Sunday June 5th 65. For full description see Farrell's letter to the 'Herald'."
- Subjects:
- Transatlantic cables--History--19th century
- Condition:
- One fold, torn edges, corners missing.
- Place:
- Ireland--Munster province--County Kerry--Bray Head Ireland--Munster province--County Kerry--Valencia Bay
- Medium:
- black and gray ink wash and graphite on paper
- Dimensions:
- 13" x 10."
- Genre:
- Image;StillImage
- Coordinates:
- 52.2345138, -9.4608887
- Source:
- Original drawing location: TAC-JB-GB-6-5-65-3 (Box 11).
- URI:
- http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4814
- Ref. Number:
- (Becker)TAC-JB-GB-6-5-65-3
- Collection:
- Transatlantic Cable
- Tags:
- Atlantic Telegraph Donkey Figures Landscape Rocks Ruins
- Format:
- image/jpeg
Attribution
- Citation:
- "View of Valentia Bay, Ireland", The Becker Collection, Boston College Libraries, /items/2232.html