Laying of the telegraph cable across the Indian Ocean between Bombay and Aden, 1870.

Laying of the telegraph cable across the Indian Ocean between Bombay and Aden, 1870. Landing the shore end of the cable at Aden. The cable was laid by Brunel's steamship the 'Great Eastern', visible in the distance. From "The Ocean Telegraph to India" by JC Parkinson. (London, 1870).. Image from Heritage Images