Boing Boing highlights this map of undersea cables of the Eastern Telegraph Company system printed in 1901.
At Boing Boing’s source a person points to a treasure trove for anybody interested in the history of undersea cables or, specifically, related cartography.
Above map with its salient red cables clearly highlights the Europe- and US-centric history of undersea cables. The first undersea cable ever was also installed between Europe and USA, a map of which is shown below.
(via Boing Boing)
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