Mezzoprint, "Prof. Samuel F.B. Morse, Inventor of the Magnetic Telegraph," circa 1857

Summary

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

Creators

Sartan, John 

Collection Title

Seymour Dunbar Collection 

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

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