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Name of Object:

24 hour optical telegraphy presented to the minister by a marine officer and used by the coast signalling services (1802)

Location:

Paris, France

Holding Institution:

National Library of France

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Date of Object:

1801

Author:

Anonymous

Inventory Number:

RESERVE QB-201(146)-FOL

Description:

The telegraph was an important piece of technology for Napoléon I, as it allowed him to send information quickly from both land and sea during the War of the First Coalition. A huge network of telegraph lines was created during his reign.

Archival or Bibliographical Reference:

RESERVE QB-201(146)-FOL

Citation of this web page:

"24 hour optical telegraphy presented to the minister by a marine officer and used by the coast signalling services (1802)" in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2024. https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;fr;32;en

Translation by: Flaminia Baldwin

MWNF Working Number: FR 032

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