Map of the Worlds Submarine Cables and Principal Telegraph Lines
Montreal: Dominion of Canada Department of Public Works, c. 1883. Notes: A scarce large scale wall map of the world depicting submarine cables and telegraph lines from nation to nation. Shown via double hemisphere polar projection.
Frederic Newton Gisborne (8 March 1824 – 30 August 1892) was a British inventor and electrician.
Born in Broughton, England, he left England in 1842 for a trip around the world, finally settling in Canada in 1845. By close study he became an expert electrician, and original improvements in methods and instruments soon attracted so much attention that he was appointed superintendent of the lines of the Nova Scotia government at Halifax. He laid the first deep-sea cable in North American waters, between Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick in 1852.
In 1879, Gisborne was appointed superintendent of the Canadian government telegraph service, which position he held until his death. Among his numerous inventions were an anti-induction ocean cable, electric and pneumatic ship signals, an anticorrosive composition for the bottoms of iron ships, and an electric recording target.
, Size : 696x1045 (mm), 27.40x41.14 (Inches), Coloring: Hand Colored, Category: Maps World; Maps Wall Maps;. Very Good. Laid out on acid free canvas to preserve longevity. Item #M9107
Notes: A scarce large scale wall map of the world depicting submarine cables and telegraph lines from nation to nation. Shown via double hemisphere polar projection. , Size : 696x1045 (mm), 27.40x41.14 (Inches), Coloring: Hand Colored, Category: Maps World; Maps Wall Maps;.
Price: $1,500.00