{"id":436,"date":"2011-06-17T18:45:56","date_gmt":"2011-06-17T16:45:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/visurus.wordpress.com\/?p=436"},"modified":"2011-06-17T18:45:56","modified_gmt":"2011-06-17T16:45:56","slug":"old-maps-of-undersea-cables","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ralphstraumann.ch\/blog\/2011\/06\/old-maps-of-undersea-cables\/","title":{"rendered":"Old maps of undersea cables"},"content":{"rendered":"

Boing Boing highlights this map of undersea cables of the Eastern Telegraph Company system printed in\u00a01901.<\/p>\n

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1901 map of Eastern Telegraph Company undersea cables<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

At Boing Boing’s source<\/a> a person points to a treasure trove for anybody interested in the history of undersea cables<\/a> or, specifically, related cartography<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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Map of the 1858 Atlantic Cable route<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

(via Boing Boing<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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