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Illustration depicting an invention by Claude Chappe a French inventor. Dated 18th Century.

An invention by Claude Chappe.

Illustration depicting an invention by Claude Chappe a French inventor. Dated 18th Century.

An invention by Claude Chappe.

Illustration depicting an invention by Claude Chappe a French inventor. Dated 18th Century.

An invention by Claude Chappe.

Telegraph von Claude Chappe aus dem Jahre 1809 im Museum für Telekommunikation im Planetarium der Bretagne in Pleumeur-Bodou an der Rosa Granit Kueste

Telekommunikation

Telegraph von Claude Chappe aus dem Jahre 1809 im Museum für Telekommunikation im Planetarium der Bretagne in Pleumeur-Bodou an der Rosa Granit Kueste

Telekommunikation

Tsar Nicholas I inaugurating the semaphore telegraph line between Moscow and Warsaw in 1833, using a modification of Claude Chappe's semaphore...

Tsar Nicholas I inaugurating the semaphore telegraph line between Moscow and Warsaw in 1833, using a modification of Claude Chappe's semaphore system

Claude Chappe's telegraph system in use in Algeria c.1840. From Les Merveilles de la Science, published c.1870

Claude Chappe's telegraph system in use in Algeria circa 1840

Claude Chappe, 1763 – 1805. French inventor of the practical semaphore system. From Les Merveilles de la Science, published c.1870

Claude Chappe, 1763 – 1805

Claude Chappe, 1763 – 1805. French inventor, seen here demonstrating his first aerial telegraph system in 1791. From Les Merveilles de la Science,...

Claude Chappe, 1763 – 1805

An aerial telegraph post in the 18th century. From Les Merveilles de la Science, published c.1870

An aerial telegraph post in the 18th century

Engraving and letterpress showing a �machine for conveying intelligence with wonderful quickness as used by the French�. Beneath an engraving of a...

�The Telegraphe (sic)�, c 1795.

Optical telegraph invented by Claude Chappe c. 1792, illustration from "Le Petit Journal" december 1st, 1901

Optical telegraph invented by Claude Chappe (1763-1805) c. 1792, illustration from "Le Petit Journal" december 1st, 1901

The people brule telegraph by Claude Chappe in the Parc de Saint Fargeau engraving from the book "Album of science famous scientist discoveries" in...

The people brule telegraph by Claude Chappe (1763 1805) in the Parc de Saint Fargeau engraving from the book "Album of science famous scientist discoveries" in 1899

Claude Chappe french inventor , engraving

Claude Chappe (1763-1805) french inventor (telegraph), engraving

Optical telegraph invented by Claude Chappe c. 1794, engraving

Optical telegraph invented by Claude Chappe (1763-1805) c. 1794, engraving (1899)

Experience in the Telegraph on 12 July 1793 by Claude Chappe before the commissioners of the Convention engraving from the book "Album of science...

Experience in the Telegraph on 12 July 1793 by Claude Chappe before the commissioners of the Convention engraving from the book "Album of science famous scientist discoveries" in 1899

Print published in France in 1803 showing methods of invading England by air, sea, and tunnel. At the left by the harbour, and on the hill...

Print published in France in 1803 showing methods of invading England

Optical telegraph invented by Claude Chappe

Optical telegraph invented by Claude Chappe (1763-1805)

Print published in France in 1803 showing methods of invading England by air, sea, and tunnel. At the left by the harbour, and on the hill...

Print published in France in 1803 showing methods of invading England

Aerial Telegraph . Artist's impression of Claude Chappe , French engineer and inventor, demonstrating his telegraph system. Widely used, particularly...

Aerial Telegraph.

Aerial Telegraph . Artist's impression of Claude Chappe's , French engineer and inventor, telegraph system in use. Widely used, particularly in...

Aerial Telegraph.

Alphabet of Foy and Breguet's needle telegraph; used on the Paris Rouen line from 1845. This was designed to use the Chappe semaphore system on an...

Alphabet of Foy and Breguet's needle telegraph.

House's electric printing telegraph. An electrical telegraph is a telegraph that uses electrical signals, usually conveyed via dedicated...

House's electric printing telegraph.

Statue of Claude Chappe , French engineer, inventor of aerial telegraphy, by Emile Louis Mace . Paris, boulevard Saint-Germain, about 1910.

Statue of Claude Chappe (1763-1805), French engine

Claude Chappe's statue, French engineer, inventor of the optical telegraph. Paris, by 1910. LL-473A.

Claude Chappe's ( 1768-1805 ) statue, French engin

. Le télégraphe aérien Chappe. Claude Chappe, ingénieur français est le réalisateur de ce télégraphe 1793.

The telegraph of Cap.

. Le télégraphe aérien Chappe. Claude Chappe, ingénieur français est le réalisateur de ce télégraphe 1793.

The telegraph of Cap.

Engraving, Tribute to the invention of telegraph by Claude Chappe, July 12 1793, in "Le Petit Journal" France, Edouard Rousseau Collection, .

Engraving, tribute to the invention of telegraph by Claude Chappe, 1793

Claude Chappe demonstrating his optical telegraph system in 1793 . Chappe's system was in use in France and French colonies until about 1850. Every 5...

Claude Chappe demonstrating his optical telegraph (semaphore) system in 1793 (c1870).

Sectional view of a telegraph tower for Claude Chappe's semaphore . Chappe's system was in use in France and French colonies until about 1850. Every...

Sectional view of a telegraph tower for Claude Chappe's semaphore, 1792, (c1870).

Claude Chappe , French engineer and inventor, c1900. An artist's impression of Chappe 's aerial telegraph semaphore system in use. It was widely used...

Claude Chappe (1763-1805), French engineer and inventor, c1900.

Claude Chappe , French engineer and inventor, c1901. An artist's impression of Chappe demonstrating his aerial telegraph semaphore system, widely...

Claude Chappe (1763-1805), French engineer and inventor, c1901.

Napoleon's troops defending a telegraph tower, c1815, . The incident took place shortly before Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo by the allies under...

Napoleon's troops defending a telegraph tower, c1815, (c1870).

Building a Chappe telegraph station, c1793, . Claude Chappe's optical telegraph station used a system of rope and pulleys operated inside the station...

Building a Chappe telegraph station, c1793, (c1870). Artist: Anon

Chappe's aerial telegraph system, Algeria, mid-19th century, . Claude Chappe's optical telegraph station used a system of rope and pulleys operated...

Chappe's aerial telegraph system, Algeria, mid-19th century, (c1870). Artist: Anon

First Chappe telegraph message from St Petersburg, Russia, early 19th century, . Tsar Nicholas I , sending the first message from St Petersburg...

First Chappe telegraph message from St Petersburg, early 19th century, (c1870).

The Church of Montmartre, with the Chappe Telegraph Tower., Bouhot, Étienne, Painter, Array, Painting, Dimensions - Work: Height: 30 cm, Width: 35.5...

The Church of Montmartre

The church of Montmartre, with the Chappe telegraph tower, circa 1825. Artist Unknown.

The Church Of Montmartre

Optischer Telegraf von Chappe / Chappe optical telegraph, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century...

Chappe Optical Telegraph / Chappe Optical Telegraph

Print shows Claude Chappe directing another man as they work on telegraph.

Claude Chappe nŽ en 1765, inventŽ le tŽlŽgraphe en 1791, meurt en 1805 / Claude Chappe born in 1765, invented the telegraph in 1791, dies in 1805

First telegraph despatch from Lyon, 4 March 1815, . 'Première dépêche télégraphique de Lyon'. Message sent via French inventor Claude Chappe's...

First Telegraph Despatch From Lyon

Semaphore telegraph, optical telegraph designed by Claude Chappe engraving, 18th century.

Semaphore telegraph

Optical telegraph, designed by Claude Chappe engraving, 18th century.

Optical telegraph, designed by Claude Chappe, 1794

David Welle, View of Wester Nieuwehoofdpoort from the southwest, Rotterdam, cityscape painting wood painting, Oil on panel Gilded ornamented frame...

Artist's impression of Claude Chappe demonstrating his optical telegraph system in 1793. From Louis Figuier Les Merveilles de la Science, Paris...

Artist's impression of Claude Chappe (1763-1805) demonstrating his optical telegraph (semaphore) system in 1793. From Louis Figuier Les Merveilles de la Science, Paris c.1870. Engraving...

Sectional view of a telegraph tower using Chappe's semaphore system, showing the method of moving the signalling arms. From Louis Figuier Les...

Sectional view of a telegraph tower using Chappe's (1763-1805) semaphore system, showing the method of moving the signalling arms. From Louis Figuier Les Merveilles de la Science, Paris, c1870. Engraving...

Print published in France in 1803 showing methods of invading England by air, sea, and tunnel. At the left by the harbour and on the hill overlooking...

Print published in France in 1803 showing methods of invading England by air, sea, and tunnel. At the left by the harbour and on the hill overlooking it are Chappe telegraph towers. French troops are passing through a tunnel under the Channel. Above them ...

Napoleon's soldiers defending a telegraph post shortly before his defeat by Wellington. This would have been fitted with the Chappe optical/aerial...

Napoleon's soldiers defending a telegraph post shortly before his defeat by Wellington. This would have been fitted with the Chappe optical/aerial telegraph (semaphore) system. From Louis Figuier Les Merveilles de la Science, Paris, c1870. Engraving.

Workmen building a telegraph station to be fitted with the Chappe semaphore system c1793. From Louis Figuier Les Merveilles de la Science, Paris,...

Workmen building a telegraph station to be fitted with the Chappe semaphore system c1793. From Louis Figuier Les Merveilles de la Science, Paris, c1870. Engraving.

Claude Chappe's aerial telegraph system in use in Algeria. From Louis Figuier Les Merveilles de la Science, Paris, c1870. Engraving.

Claude Chappe's (1763-1805) aerial telegraph (semaphore) system in use in Algeria. From Louis Figuier Les Merveilles de la Science, Paris, c1870. Engraving.

Artist's reconstruction of the scene when Tsar Ncholas I , sending the first message from St Petersburg telegraph station, used a modification of...

Artist's reconstruction of the scene when Tsar Ncholas I (1796-1855), sending the first message from St Petersburg telegraph station, used a modification of Chappe's semaphore system. From Louis Figuier Les Merveilles de las Science, Paris c1870.

Aerial Telegraph . Artist's impression of Claude Chappe's , French engineer and inventor, telegraph system in use. Widely used, particularly in...

Aerial Telegraph (Semaphore). Artist's impression of Claude Chappe's (1763-1895), French engineer and inventor, telegraph system in use. Widely used, particularly in France and her colonies, until about 1850. Liebig trade card issued c1900. Chromolithogra...

Aerial Telegraph . Artist's impression of Claude Chappe , French engineer and inventor, demonstrating his telegraph system. Widely used, particularly...

Aerial Telegraph (Semaphore). Artist's impression of Claude Chappe (1763-1895), French engineer and inventor, demonstrating his telegraph system. Widely used, particularly in France and her colonies, until about 1850. From Le Petit Journal, Paris, 1901...

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Antique illustration of scientific discoveries: global communication and telegraph: Chappe aerial telegraph

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Antique illustration of scientific discoveries: global communication and telegraph: Chappe aerial telegraph

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Antique illustration of scientific discoveries: global communication and telegraph: Claude Chappe telegraph experiment

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Antique illustration of scientific discoveries: global communication and telegraph: People burning Claude Chappe's telegraph

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Antique illustration of scientific discoveries: global communication and telegraph: Claude Chappe aerial telegraph

The Statue Of Chappe, The Inventor Of The Optical Telegraph, On Boulevard Raspail, Is Been Attached A Traffic Light.

Chappe And Road Signalization, 1936

The Chappe Telegraph Tower And The Radome Of The Museum Of Telecommunications In Pleumeur Bodou.

The Museum Of Telecommunications In Pleumeur Bodou