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C1744
The Marble Watch-Tower or Light-House Erected by Ptolemy Soter on the Island of Pharus near the Port of Alexandria with the causeway carried through the sea to the continent
Artist:
C18th engraved view of the Pharos of Alexandria (Lighthouse) one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. It was built by the Ptolemaic Kingdom, during the reign of Ptolemy II Philadelphus (280–247 BC) and has been estimated to be 100 metres tall. … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
The Marble Watch-Tower or Light-House Erected by Ptolemy Soter on the Island of Pharus near the Port of Alexandria with the causeway carried through the sea to the continent
Date:
C1744
Artist:
Condition:
A few minor spots to left hand side of margin, otherwise in good condition.
Technique:
Hand coloured engraving.
Image Size:
205mm
x 300mm
Paper Size:
250mm
x 397mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1744
Description:
C18th engraved view of the Pharos of Alexandria (Lighthouse) one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. It was built by the Ptolemaic Kingdom, during the reign of Ptolemy II Philadelphus (280–247 BC) and has been estimated to be 100 metres tall.
From Harris’s, Navigantium atque itinerantium bibliotheca or, a Complete Collection of Voyages and Travel.
Emmanuel Bowen (1693 - 1767)
Bowen was an engraver, cartographer, publisher and print seller. Born in Wales the son of Owen Bowen, gentleman of Talley, Carmarthen. Apprenticed (Merchant Taylor) to Charles Price 1709. He married Elizabeth Boreman 1715 at St. Andew by the Wardrobe in 1716. He was warden of the Masonic Lodge IX in 1723 and master of a Masonic lodge in Carmarthen in 1726. He appeared on Samuel Sympson's list of the leading London engravers compiled in about 1726. He produced numerous maps and atlases during his career.
