Mezzoprint, "Prof. Samuel F.B. Morse, Inventor of the Magnetic Telegraph," circa 1857
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This mezzotint depicts Samuel F. B. Morse, artist and inventor. Morse developed an electromagnetic telegraph in 1832, and built an experimental version in 1835. The first practical telegraph system was built in 1844 between Baltimore and Washington, D.C. Morse also developed the Morse code, a method of transmitting text across telegraph lines using a series of dots and dashes for letters.
This mezzotint depicts Samuel F. B. Morse, artist and inventor. Morse developed an electromagnetic telegraph in 1832, and built an experimental version in 1835. The first practical telegraph system was built in 1844 between Baltimore and Washington, D.C. Morse also developed the Morse code, a method of transmitting text across telegraph lines using a series of dots and dashes for letters.
Artifact
Print (Visual work)
Date Made
circa 1857
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Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
82.129.730
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Cardboard
Dimensions
Height: 9.5 in
Width: 6 in
Inscriptions
Description beneath: Morse, Samuel F.B. Inventor and artist. One of the early American investigators into the practicability of an electric telegraph. Engraved by John Sartan after a photograph from life. Mezzotint. Date: about 1855-1860