The Old Map Gallery<p>It was the beginning of a connected world that a century or so later would be unstoppable. And it was believed that it would open an era of communication that would end war. <br>The first trans-Atlantic telegraph cable.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/maps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>maps</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/map" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>map</span></a></p>