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English: 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)  wikidata:Q6232718 s:en:Author:John Farey
 
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John Farey
Description British engineer and drawer
Date of birth/death 20 March 1791 Edit this at Wikidata 17 July 1851 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death London, UK Kent, UK
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London Edit this at Wikidata
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creator QS:P170,Q6232718
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Wilson Lowry  (1760–1824)  wikidata:Q8023126 s:en:Author:Wilson Lowry
 
Wilson Lowry
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Wilson Loury
Description British engraver
Date of birth/death circa  Edit this at Wikidata 23 June 1824 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death London Edit this at Wikidata
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creator QS:P170,Q8023126
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05:08, 2 February 2013Thumbnail for version as of 05:08, 2 February 2013841 × 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...

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