The towers of the Spanish optical telegraph. Antecedents and variants of the architectural type
The Spanish optical telegraph was planned by the Ministry of the Interior in 1844 for civilian governmental use. It was a ‘tower and telescope’ telegraph developed by Colonel José María Mathé, with a design clearly inspired by military sensibilities and considerations. This paper first analyses the...
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Universidad Politécnica de Valencia
2022-04-01
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| Series: | VLC Arquitectura |
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| Online Access: | https://polipapers.upv.es/index.php/VLC/article/view/15486 |