Knightstown, Ireland

Title

Knightstown, Ireland

Abstract

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."

Condition

Five folds, folded top corners.

Medium

graphite and black ink wash on paper

Dimensions

9.5" x 7.5."

Genre

Drawings--American--1860-1870

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

Citation

Becker, Joseph, 1841-1910, “Knightstown, Ireland,” The Becker Collection, accessed December 23, 2024, https://beckercollection.bc.edu/items/show/2228.