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Image and description of Henry Winstanley's lighthouse on the Eddystone Rock, published 1699.

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Title: "Edystone Light-house " Author(s): Winstanley, Henry British Library shelfmark: Maps K.Top.11.114.a.2 tab. Place of publication: [Littlebury, Essex] Publisher: [Henry Winstanley] Date of publication: [1699]

Item type: 1 print Medium: etching Dimensions: two sheets joined 100 x 73.5 cm

Former owner: George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820

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