STC192784 The Great Eastern under way, July 23rd, 1865, from \'The Atlantic Telegraph\' by William Howard Russell, published 1866 (colour litho) (see also 192775-783, 192785-791) by Robert Dudley; Private Collection; (add.info.: cable laid 1865 after two failed attempts in 1857-58; escort ships the Terrible, Sphinx, Hawk and Caroline; built by Isambard Kingdom Brunel; held 2600 miles of cable to be laid in a continuous line from Ireland to Newfoundland; Russell (journalist of London Times) and Dudley were aboard;); The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright.