World''s Lighthouses - From Ancient Times to 1820

Klappentext This superb! profusely illustrated survey by noted authority recounts the history of seamarks from antiquity to the early 19th century. Chronicling both the construction of the towers and the methods of illumination! the text offers a wealth of technical data in highly readable form! plus 261 black-and-white illustrations.

Product details

• Authors: D. Alan Stevenson, David Stevenson
• Publisher: Dover Publications Inc.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.02.2002
• EAN: 9780486418247
• ISBN: 978-0-486-41824-7
• No. of pages: 336
• Series: Dover Maritime; Dover Maritime
• Subjects: Guides > Sport; Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Non-fiction book