PacificCableRoute-waterlow-1911
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1911 (undated)
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Description
This is a c. 1911 John Waterlow and Sons map of the world highlighting British government telegraph cables. Known as the All Red Line , this vast telegraph network linked the entirety of the British Empire, allowing for near instant global communication with even the most remote outposts of the empire. This map was issued to celebrate the trans-Pacific cable, linking Vancouver, British Columbia, to Southport, Australia.
The All Red Line is SecureThe All Red Line was the central nervous system of the British Empire. As a rule, operating stations were situated exclusively in well defended British controlled territory. For example, when planning the trans-Pacific cable, the British knew they would need an operating station somewhere in the middle of Pacific, leading to the annexation and fortification of Fanning Island. In 1911, with war in Europe on the horizon, the Comm
1925 (dated)
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This is a striking 1925 chromolithograph railroad map of Argentina and Chile. The map covers from Atlantic to Pacific and from Tocopilla to Isla Chiloe and Rawson. Railroad lines are coded by color and design, with a focus, in red, on the routes operated by the Buenos Aires and Pacific Railway - who sponsored the publication of this map. This map was likely made to spur additional British investment in Argentine railroad infrastructure - much of which was already heavily leveraged to British consortiums. Insets in the lower right detail important connections in Buenos Aires, Mendoza, San Juan, and San Rafael.