Report of the Joint Committee Appointed by the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade and the Atlantic Telegraph Company, to Inquire Into the Construction of Submarine Telegraph Cables: Together with the Minutes of Evidence and Appendix ... |
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| Title | Report of the Joint Committee Appointed by the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade and the Atlantic Telegraph Company, to Inquire Into the Construction of Submarine Telegraph Cables: Together with the Minutes of Evidence and Appendix ... |
| Author | Great Britain. Privy Council. Committee for Trade |
| Publisher | Eyre, 1861 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | Oct 27, 2009 |
| Length | 563 pages |
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