Lighthouses and Lightships: A Descriptive and Historical Account of Their Mode of Construction and Organization

Name: Lighthouses and Lightships: A Descriptive and Historical Account of Their Mode of Construction and Organization
Author: Adams, W. H. Davenport (William Henry Davenport)

Adams, W. H. Davenport (William Henry Davenport) · 1891

I. The Fire-towers of the Mediterranean, 9 II. The Pharos of Alexandria, 17 III. The “Tour d’Ordre” of Boulogne, 30 IV. The Tower at Dover, 38 V. The Colossus of Rhodes, 43 I. How they are Administered, 49 II. Geographical Distribution of Lighthouses, 62 III. The Illuminating Apparatus of Lighthouses, 68 IV. The Interior of a Lighthouse, 95…

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