View of the Royal Mailroad, Valentia, Ireland

Title

View of the Royal Mailroad, Valentia, Ireland

Abstract

Date

June 4, 1865

Transcription

Recto: "JB", "June '65."
Verso: "View on the Royal Mailroad leading from Killarny to Valentia." "Construction, the news telegraph line from Dublin to the shore end of the cable at Valentia." "See Farral's letter, June 4 [65], J.B." "View of Dinsto [?] Bay."

Condition

Torn edges, corners missing.

Medium

black and gray ink wash and graphite on paper

Dimensions

13.5" x 9.5."

Genre

Drawings--American--1860-1870

Coordinates

52.2345138, -9.4608887

Source

Original drawing location: TAC-JB-GB-6-4-65 (Box 11).

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4819

Ref. Number

(Becker)TAC-JB-GB-6-4-65

Collection

Transatlantic Cable

Citation

Becker, Joseph, 1841-1910, “View of the Royal Mailroad, Valentia, Ireland,” The Becker Collection, accessed November 21, 2024, https://beckercollection.bc.edu/items/show/2233.