Donlas Bay, Valentia Island, Ireland

Title

Donlas Bay, Valentia Island, Ireland

Abstract

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."

Condition

Stains at edges.

Medium

black and gray ink wash on paper

Dimensions

5" x 4."

Genre

Drawings--American--1860-1870

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

Citation

Becker, Joseph, 1841-1910, “Donlas Bay, Valentia Island, Ireland,” The Becker Collection, accessed November 21, 2024, https://beckercollection.bc.edu/items/show/2226.