Order to make soundings for the Malta-Alexandria telegraph cable, 1861.

Order from Vice-Admiral William F. Martin, commander-in-chief in the Mediterranean, dated 2 March 1861, to make soundings for the Malta-Alexandria submarine telegraph cable, but not to interfere 'by taking soundings or by writing' with the Suez Canal scheme.

Record Details

Item reference: SPR/5/4
Catalogue Section: Personal collections
Level: ITEM
Date made: 1861
Creator: Martin, William Fanshawe
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London