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1879, New York, Elaborate invitation at the request of Cyrus W. Field to attend the celebration of the 25th Anniversary of his historic contract. The event was to be held at his Gramercy Park New York residence. Engraved and printed by Tiffany & Co. 8½ x 6”. A few brown spots and light soiling, verso shows remnants of scrapbook mounting. Very Good and Rare. There were only 1800 guests invited this private event with just 1000 attending. In 1854 Cyrus Field signed a contract which would change both his own life and the history of communications. Through the dauntless efforts of this man, the Atlantic Cable that connected North America and Europe came to fruition. Since that time, the two continent have never been out of immediate communication with each other. The card was designed to represent submarine Telegraphy, linking together with its chain of light the four quarters of the globe. In the centre is a white space of the size of an ordinary visiting card, on which is engraved the invitation. Above this is the coat-of-arms of the Field family, which consists of a shield, with a black ground, parted by a chevron of silver, with sheaves of wheat in gold. The crest shows an arm emerging from a cloud, and grasping the world. This is derived from an ancestor of the family, John Field, a distinguished English astronomer, who lived two hundred years ago, and who introduced the Copernican astronomy into England. A more appropriate design could hardly be found for one who has united the Hemispheres. On one side is an American and on the other an English flag, the staffs of which cross behind the shield. The allegorical figures of the four quarters of the globe will be recognized by all Englishmen as taken from the designs on the Albert Memorial Monument in Hyde Park, London. Europe is seated on a bull, the emblem of strength, crowned, holding a sceptre in her right hand and in her left a globe, surmounted by a cross, while at her feet are three symbolic figures, one holding a sceptre, one with an anchor and a wreath, and the third in an attitude of instruction. America appears as an Indian, with spear and shield, seated on a bison, with a native warrior behind, while in front a figure of civilization stretches out its wand over the new world. Asia reposes on a kneeling elephant, attended by Brahmin and Buddhist priests; and Africa is perched on the hump of a camel, with Oriental figures around her. A cable winds around the whole card, making a frame to the medallions. On one side is the date of the origin of the Company, March 10, 1854; and on the other, that of the reception, March 10, 1879. At the foot is the representation of Mr. Field's dining-room, and the six gentlemen who met therein to launch the first cable - Cyrus W. Field, Peter Cooper, Moses Taylor, Marshall O. Roberts, Chandler White, and David Dudley Field. [From The 25th Anniversary of the Organization of the First Company Ever Formed to Lay an Ocean Cable. Printed for private circulation only, 64 pages, 1879.]
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