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

1801

National Library of France

Paris, France

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Napoleon I promoted the use of telegraph in the territories he conquered. In his military campaigns, he recognised the importance of technical innovations.

Map of the Red Sea

1883

The British Library

London, United Kingdom

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This map was included in a guide with sailing indications for British ships crossing the Red Sea on the route to India. Submarine telegraph cables had been installed between Suez, Sawakin and Jiddah (ports on the Red Sea). Telegraph communication developed also between ports and along strategic trade and mail routes.

Map of the Red Sea

1883

The British Library

London, United Kingdom

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10 cents an issue. Le Télégraphe. Morning Newspaper. Special connections with the whole world.

1886

National Library of France

Paris, France

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Towards the end of the 19th century, telegraph had developed and was widespread and familiar. It was seen as another sign of progress.

Document attesting to the 'Telegraph Crisis' between Morocco and Great Britain

1887

General Library and Archives

Tetouan, Morocco

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European diplomatic and economic interference in Morocco, consolidated by the Commercial Treaty of 1856, is illustrated by the crisis over the Tangier–Gibraltar telegraph line. The British Eastern Telegraph Company built the line in 1884–87 without the permission of the Sultan Mulay al-Hasan as a fait accompli and in spite of his protests.

A telegram from the Khedive of Egypt to the Ottoman sultan

15 December 1897

Bibliotheca Alexandrina

Alexandria, Egypt

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Telegrams were a widespread form of communication at the political and official level.

A telegram from the Khedive of Egypt to the Ottoman sultan

15 December 1897

Bibliotheca Alexandrina

Alexandria, Egypt

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Electric telegraph machine

1907

Itisalat al-Maghrib Museum

Rabat, Morocco

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During the reign of Sultan Mulay ‘Abd al-Aziz telegraph lines were introduced in Morocco.

Electric telegraph machine

1907

Itisalat al-Maghrib Museum

Rabat, Morocco

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Newspaper to commemorate the installation of wireless telegraph

1907

Itisalat al-Maghrib Museum

Rabat, Morocco

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During the reign of Sultan Mulay ‘Abd al-Aziz, on the eve of the French protectorate, wireless telegraph communication was made possible between Paris and French ships in the port of Casablanca. This newspaper celebrates Edouard Branly and Guglielmo Marconi, two pioneers of radiocommunication.

Telegraph transmitter

1912

Istanbul Postal Museum

Istanbul, Turkey

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A telegraph transmitter from the Postal Museum in Istanbul. Telegraph was a global tool. The first telegraph networks in the Ottoman Empire were started between 1847 and 1855.

Telegraph transmitter

1912

Istanbul Postal Museum

Istanbul, Turkey

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