A collection of 101 sketches, many made whilst on board S.S.Faraday during the 1894 Atlantic Cable Expedition and the 1900 Atlantic Cable Expedition, comprising 28 of Nova Scotia; 13 of Newfoundland; 4 of Cape Ann, Massachusetts; 4 of Cape Cod; 3 of New York; 16 of the Azores; 2 of the Mid Atlantic; 7 of Ireland; and 1 of Hastings

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Henry Ash (fl. 1879-1900)
A collection of 101 sketches, many made whilst on board S.S.Faraday during the 1894 Atlantic Cable Expedition and the 1900 Atlantic Cable Expedition, comprising 28 of Nova Scotia; 13 of Newfoundland; 4 of Cape Ann, Massachusetts; 4 of Cape Cod; 3 of New York; 16 of the Azores; 2 of the Mid Atlantic; 7 of Ireland; and 1 of Hastings
all signed 'H. ASH' inscribed and dated between 1879 and 1900
pencil on paper
unframed
4 x 6¾in. (10.2 x 17.2cm.)
with a sepia photograph of the crew on board S.S.Faraday; a printed souvenir card of the '1894 mackay-bennett atlantic cable laid by Messrs Siemens Brothers & Co for the Commercial Cable Company'

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Lot Essay

The Commercial Cable Company was formed in 1883 by John Mackay, a mining magnate, and Gordon Bennett, owner of the New York Herald, to compete with the Western Union Atlantic service. Six Atlantic cables were laid for the company between 1884 and 1923. Of these six the S.S.Faraday laid the first 3 and part of the 5th and 6th. The majority of these drawings were made on the third and fourth expeditions.

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