| Lighthouses of the World Contributor(s): Batchelor, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 0486436853 ISBN-13: 9780486436852 Publisher: Dover Publications OUR PRICE: $4.49 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2004 Annotation: Ready-to-color illustrations of 30 authentic sentinels by the sea include accurate depictions of the ancient Pharos light in Alexandria, Egypt (one of the Seven Wonders of the World); a 2,000-year-old Roman lighthouse in England; an early 18th-century pillared construction in Riga, Latvia; and 27 other sturdy structures. Captions cite location and historical data. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Activity Books - General - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - Symbols, Monuments, National Parks, Etc. |
| Series: Dover Coloring Books |
| Physical Information: 0.25" H x 8.25" W x 11" (0.28 lbs) 30 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Coloring book fans and admirers of those lonely sentinels by the sea will treasure this ready-to-color collection of 30 authentic lighthouses -- from ancient days to the present. Included are accurate depictions of the ancient Pharos light in Alexandria, Egypt (one of the Seven Wonders of the World); a 2,000-year-old Roman lighthouse in England; the Bugio light off the Portuguese coast -- built in 1775; an early 18th-century pillared construction in Riga, Latvia; and 26 other sturdy structures, among them: Cloch Point, Scotland (1797); Green Point in Cape Town, South Africa (1824); Biscayne Bay, United States (1825); Europa Point, Gibraltar (1841); Farewell Spit on Golden Bay, New Zealand (1897); Fastnet Rock in West Cork, Ireland (1906); and Brockton Point in Vancouver, Canada (1915). Extensive captions accompany the detailed drawings, citing location, and historical data for each lighthouse. |