Saturday, December 13, 2014

The story of our lighthouses and lightships, 19th C

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(And while I’m at it, another view of Eddystone.)

From the Trousset encyclopedia, Paris, 1886 - 1891.

(Source: Old Book Illustrations)
(And while I’m at it, another view of Eddystone.)
From the Trousset encyclopedia, Paris, 1886 - 1891.
(Source: Old Book Illustrations)


William Henry Davenport Adams, born in London on 5 May 1828. After some experience as a teacher, he began editing a provincial newspaper in the Isle of Wight and supervised a new edition of Mackenzie's National Cyclopedia. In 1870, he founded the Scottish Guardian, which he edited down to 1878 and produced a series of volumes called The Whitefriars Library of Wit and Humour.


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A floating beacon or buoy.

From The story of our lighthouses and lightships, by  W. H. Davenport  Adams, London, 1891.

A zip file containing the six illustrations of the latest series can be downloaded at this link.

(Source: archive.org)
A floating beacon or buoy.
From The story of our lighthouses and lightships, by W. H. Davenport Adams, London, 1891.
(Source: archive.org)
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The Corbières lighthouse.

From The story of our lighthouses and lightships, by  W. H. Davenport  Adams, London, 1891.

(Source: archive.org)
The Corbières lighthouse.
From The story of our lighthouses and lightships, by W. H. Davenport Adams, London, 1891.
(Source: archive.org)
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Smeaton’s lighthouse at the Eddystone.

From The story of our lighthouses and lightships, by  W. H. Davenport  Adams, London, 1891.

(Source: archive.org)
Smeaton’s lighthouse at the Eddystone.
From The story of our lighthouses and lightships, by W. H. Davenport Adams, London, 1891.
(Source: archive.org)
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Interior of the Corduan lighthouse.

From The story of our lighthouses and lightships, by  W. H. Davenport  Adams, London, 1891.

(Source: archive.org)
Interior of the Corduan lighthouse.
From The story of our lighthouses and lightships, by W. H. Davenport Adams, London, 1891.
(Source: archive.org)
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Ancient pharos of Alexandria.

From The story of our lighthouses and lightships, by  W. H. Davenport  Adams, London, 1891.

(Source: archive.org)
Ancient pharos of Alexandria.
From The story of our lighthouses and lightships, by W. H. Davenport Adams, London, 1891.
(Source: archive.org)
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Front cover from The story of our lighthouses and lightships, by  W. H. Davenport  Adams, London, 1891.

(Source: archive.org)
Front cover from The story of our lighthouses and lightships, by W. H. Davenport Adams, London, 1891.
(Source: archive.org)

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