Floating Lighthouse, Liverpool

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Floating lighthouse stationed at the entrance of the port of Liverpool.

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Artist

Name:: Lafage, Amilcar de
Country:: France

Illustration

Subjects:: Buildings & Monuments, Science & Technology
Technique:: Wood Engraving
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: The Getty Research Institute, The Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Les merveilles de la science, vol. 4
Author:: Figuier, Louis
Publisher:: Paris: Furne, Jouvet et Cie, 1870
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Description:

View of the floating lighthouse stationed at the entrance of the port of Liverpool in 1869, showing the beacon and the column supporting it, as well as the underwater structure anchored to the seabed. According to the author, this device, designed by A. Freyer, used to rise about 130 ft (40 m) above sea level.

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{{cite web | title=Floating Lighthouse, Liverpool | url=https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/liverpool-floating-lighthouse/ | author=Lafage, Amilcar de | year=1870 | access-date=April 24, 2024 | publisher=Old Book Illustrations}}