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Sartan, John (fl. 1870) Prof. Samuel F. B. Morse. Inventor of the Magnetic Telegraph

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06329.02 Author/Creator: Sartan, John (fl. 1870) Place Written: s.l. Type: Engraving Date: circa 1870 Pagination: 1 engraving : b&w ; 23 x 15 cm. Order a Copy

Half-length engraving of Morse with his telegraph machine. Marked as after a photo from life.

Morse is credited with inventing the telegraph and Morse code. In 1844, he sent the first telegraphic message, from Baltimore to Washington, D.C. He was also an accomplished artist and politician.

Sartan, John, fl. 1870
Morse, Samuel Finley Breese, 1791-1872

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