The Eddystone lighthouse built on the Stone 13
The Eddystone lighthouse built on the Stone 13 miles South-east of Polperro, Cornwall, England. This is the fifth Eddystone lighthouse, designed by James Douglas, engineer to Trinity House, built between 1878 and 1892. Lighting the oil lamp inside the rim of the bull's-eye lenses. Engraving from The Strand Magazine (London, 1892)
Picture No
13901834
Media ID
48378545
Size
6000px x 6377px
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Credit
World History Archive / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
World History Archive
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