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Summary

Description

Fig. 4 from the plate on "Telegraph". For explanatory text, see entry on "TELEGRAPH", volume 35 of the Cyclopædia.

Date

1802-1820 (serial publication of the source work)

Source

Rees's Cyclopædia, Plates Vol. IV, "TELEGRAPH", Fig. 4; from a digital scan at https://archive.org/details/cyclopaediaplates04rees

Author

Delineator:

John Farey, Jr. (1791–1851)
Alternative names	John Farey
Description	British engineer and drawer
Date of birth/death	20 March 1791	17 July 1851
Location of birth/death	London, UK	Kent, UK
Work location	London
Authority file	: Q6232718 VIAF: 79014457 ISNI: 0000000121408644 ULAN: 500259142 LCCN: no2014129111 Open Library: OL1892053A WorldCat

Engraver:



Alternative names	Wilson Loury
Description	British engraver
Date of birth/death	circa 1760	23 June 1824
Location of birth/death		London
Authority file	: Q8023126 VIAF: 4852754 ISNI: 0000000066286903 ULAN: 500056858 LCCN: nr99037655 NLA: 35835144 WorldCat

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current	11:11, 25 March 2013	820 × 540 (93 KB)	Patrick87	Optimized with PNGGauntlet
	11:09, 25 March 2013	820 × 540 (120 KB)	Patrick87	Tweaked color values a bit so it's better readable when rendered in small resolutions
	05:08, 2 February 2013	841 × 568 (88 KB)	Morgan Riley	{{Information \|Description ={{en\|1=Fig. 4 from the plate on "Telegraph". For explanatory text, see entry on "TELEGRAPH", volume 35 of the ''Cyclopædia''.}} \|Source =Rees's ''Cyclopædia'', Plates Vol. IV, "TELEGRA...