Letter from Captain John Washington regarding the Malta-Alexandria telegraph cable, 1861.

Letter from Captain John Washington, Hydrographer to the Navy, to Spratt, dated 3 May 1861, ordering him to fix the position of the Malta-Alexandria submarine telegraph cable.

Record Details

Item reference: SPR/5/5
Catalogue Section: Personal collections
Level: ITEM
Date made: 1861
Creator: Washington, John
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
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