Bell Rock Lighthouse, Scotland - Original Engraving by W. & D. Lizars 1816
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Original copper engraving of the Bell Rock lighthouse during a north-easterly gale, cut in Edinburgh by W. and D. Lizars after drawings by W. Lorimer and J. Steedman from the office of the engineer Stevenson. Published by A. Constable & Co. in 1816.
Original copper engraving of the Bell Rock lighthouse during a north-easterly gale, cut in Edinburgh by W. and D. Lizars after drawings by W. Lorimer and J. Steedman from the office of the engineer Stevenson. Published by A. Constable & Co. in 1816.
Built by Robert Stevenson between 1807 and 1810 on a reef that emerges only at low water off Arbroath, the Bell Rock lighthouse is the oldest sea-washed tower in the world still in service. The engraving, numbered XXIII, illustrates the official account of its construction.
Medium: Copper engraving.
Artist / after: W. Lorimer and J. Steedman, from the office of the engineer Robert Stevenson.
Engraver: W. and D. Lizars, Edinburgh.
Date: 1816.
Source: Published by A. Constable & Co., Edinburgh. Print XXIII.
Dimensions: Sheet 8.9 x 6.5 in (22.5 x 16.5 cm).
Condition: Good condition; light toning of the paper and small stains and rubbing at the edges.
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Original copper engraving of the Bell Rock lighthouse during a north-easterly gale, cut in Edinburgh by W. and D. Lizars after drawings by W. Lorimer and J. Steedman from the office of the engineer Stevenson. Published by A. Constable & Co. in 1816.