Rock Lighthouses of Britain & Ireland - Couverture souple

Nicholson, Christopher

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1849955441 ISBN 13 : 9781849955447

Editeur : Whittles Publishing, 2022

Synopsis

Rock Lighthouses of Britain & Ireland is a new edition of the classic work on the subject - but with some of the most famous Irish rock lighthouses included. The text has been updated to include the modern technology being used by the lighthouse authorities, as well as all the historical advances made over the centuries at British and Irish rock lights, complemented by scores of new and many stunning photographs. Also included are historic plans and drawings, many of them highly colourful and artistic, as used by the original lighthouse builders. At the end are comprehensive and detailed tables about the rock lighthouses maintained by all three lighthouse authorities.

Building on the acclaim received for the earlier editions, it brings the history of these iconic structures completely up-to-date, from the day the first granite block was laid, through their construction, automation, the disappearance of the lighthouse keeper, right up to today's automated operation.

Here are some of the world's most famous rock lighthouses. There are stories of men battling against Nature's most powerful forces to build a structure designed to save lives on a seemingly impossible site. Rock Lighthouses of Britain & Ireland spans the centuries between the world's first rock lighthouse on the Eddystone reef, to the very last rock lighthouse, constructed in the traditional style, on Ireland's Fastnet Rock and accordingly will remain the premier book about rock lighthouses.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Christopher Nicholson is a freelance photographer and the author of Rock Lighthouses of Britain and Postcards from the Edge. He has had a vast number of articles and images featured in local and national magazines as well as in many calendars.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Whittles Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2022
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1849955441
• ISBN 13: 9781849955447
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 288
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible