
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:
- complete, cotton (fibre), glass, metal (unknown), paint, plaster and wood (unidentified)
- type:
- model - representation
- taxonomy:
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- built environment - hierarchy name
- single built work- hierarchy name
- transportation building
- visual and verbal communication
- furnishing and equipment
- vehicle - transportation
- credit:
- Wells, E.