Journal describing Thomas Bowden's work as a jointer laying and repairing submarine cables

Describes laying of the Zanzibar - Aden section of the Durban - Aden cable, 1879-80, from the ships Calabria, Scotia and Kangaroo, and general cable work for the Eastern Telegraph Co., 1881-82, aboard ships John Pender and Retriever. Contains four photographs, in a pocket at the back of the volume, of ships John Pender, Retriever, Drummond Castle and another.