Title

'Eddystone Light-House', 1836. Artist: William Bernard Cooke.

Caption

'Eddystone Light-House', 1836. Built by the English civil engineer John Smeaton (1724-1792) beginning in 1756, this was the third lighthouse to be sited on Eddystone Rocks, 15 miles south of Plymouth in the English Channel. It remained in use until 1877. After Clarkson Frederick Stanfield (1793?1867). [Smith, Elder & Co. Cornhill, London, 1836]
The Print Collector collection

Date

1836

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C70_113

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

85,1Mb (5,6Mb) / 22,1in x 15,0in / 6630 x 4486 (300dpi)

Keywords

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