A telegram sent via Vigo through the Eastern Telegraph Company, conveying Christmas greetings to Francisco Mora Carretero, issued by The Eastern Telegraph Company Limited. Unusual for a telegram, it is decorated, depicting a map of the world highlighting the principal submarine cable routes operated by the company. Based in Britain, the company was, by the late nineteenth century, the dominant force in global telegraphic communication. The map shows lines extending from Europe to the Americas, Africa, Asia, and Oceania, with repeated emphasis on the Spanish port of Vigo, which played a central role in the network and was vital to connections between Europe and transatlantic or colonial destinations. The composition promotes the reach and structure of the cable system, marking its role in the infrastructure of imperial administration and international commerce.