British-Indian Submarine Telegraph Company
GPTKB entity
Statements (14)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
telegraph
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gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:dissolved |
1872
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gptkbp:founded |
1858
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gptkbp:headquartersLocation |
gptkb:London
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
British-Indian Submarine Telegraph Company
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gptkbp:industry |
telecommunications
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gptkbp:keyPerson |
gptkb:John_Watkins_Brett
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gptkbp:mergedInto |
gptkb:Eastern_Telegraph_Company
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gptkbp:notableProject |
gptkb:Red_Sea_and_India_Telegraph_Cable
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gptkbp:purpose |
to lay submarine telegraph cables between Britain and India
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gptkbp:servesArea |
gptkb:British_Empire
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Sir_John_Pender
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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