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Model of an Optical Telegraph
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Model of an optical telegraph on a baseboard. It consists of a mast with a yard. With tackle over blocks at the yard, two wings are moved halfway up the mast and two buoys at each end of the yard are hoisted up and down.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineModel of an Optical Telegraph. c. 1798 - c. 1800. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
