| Website | Description |
|---|---|
| DOCUMENTARY RESOURCES | This site features commerative stamps, including stamps with images of the optical telegraph. |
| Optical Telegraph | History of the Optical Telegraph. |
| Optical Telegraph | This site has links to information about the Optical Telegraph in countries all over Europe, including a likn to the site listed just above. |
| Optical Telegraphs | This site has some information on Chappe's telegraph, as well as other later telegraphs. |
| Optical or Visual Telegraph | More information on Chappe's and other telegraphs. |
| Book | Description |
|---|---|
| The Victorian Internet : The Remarkable Story Of The Telegraph And The Nineteenth Century's On-Line, Standage, Tom. | This book covers the entire history of the telegraph, beginning with Chappe's Optical Telegraph. |
| History Of Telegraphy, Beauchamp, K. G. | This book also covers the history of the telegraph, including a small section on Chappe. This book includes the translation chart. |