World's Lighthouses From Ancient Times to 1820

This superb, profusely illustrated survey by noted authority D. Alan Stevenson (of the family that produced Robert Louis Stevenson) recounts the history of seamarks from antiquity to the early 19th century. Chronicling both the construction of the towers and the methods of illumination, the text offers a wealth of technical data in highly readable form, plus more than 200 rare illustrations and designs. 261 black-and-white illus.Stevenson, D. Alan is the author of 'World's Lighthouses From Ancient Times to 1820', published 2002 under ISBN 9780486418247 and ISBN 0486418243.