Model of the lighthouse on the Maplin Sands
- Made:
- 1838-1887 in United Kingdom
Whole model, scale 1:24, of the Maplin Sands lighthouse (1838-9) patented by Alexander Mitchell, on cut-away diorama showing the screw-pile system in the sand bed under the sea on a wood base, unsigned, England, 1838-1887
Details
- Category:
- Navigation
- Object Number:
- 1899-41
- Materials:
- wood (unidentified), glass, cotton (fibre), metal (unknown), paint, plaster and complete
- Measurements:
-
overall: 985 mm x 562 mm x 562 mm,
- type:
- model - representation and lighthouse
- credit:
- Wells, E.