The laying of the transatlantic telegraph cable mb-code RS-10074 When conditions are favourable the

When conditions are favourable the men often work for 19 hours a day

' In pencil lower left '1824'

c1753 with Cornhill and Lombard Street on the left

Fred Pickering

The laying of the transatlantic telegraph cable mb-code RS-10074 When conditions are favourable theThe laying of the transatlantic telegraph cable, August 8th, 1866. The launching of the buoy marking the spot where the cable had been grappled. An attempt in 1865 by Brunel's giant steamship, the 'Great Eastern' to lay the cable ended in failure when the cable snapped and the end was lost. The following year the 'Great Eastern' succeeded in retrieving the lost cable and completing it, connecting Valentia in Ireland to Trinity Bay, Newfoundland.