Close view of the square-towered lighthouse, with accommodation and stores at the base, completed in 1869 to replace the Aigue-Mortes light, seen in the preceding plate.
General view of the iron lighthouse on the reef of the Roches-Douvres, about halfway between the islands of Bréhat and Guernesey, 27 nautical miles from Portrieux. The structure was completed in 1868.
View of the square-towered lighthouse, built in 1845 to link the lights of the Île de Bas and Stiff d'Ouessant, with the staff quarters and stores building in frobt.
View of the square-towered lighthouse, painted in horizontal bands of red and white, and surmounted by a pediment. The lighthouse, completed in 1873 to the north of Royan, acts in combination with the Chay light to guide shipping into the Gironde from the south.
Phare de la Pointe St-Mathieu. Photographer: Unknown
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General view of the lighthouse at Pointe de St Mathieu, surrounded by the ruins of the abbey, whose belltower served as the original lighthouse. The tower seen here was built in 1835.
View of the two iron light towers, situated at the end of the jetties on either side of the harbour mouth and indicating the channel into Brest harbour. In the distance, out in the roadstead on the right, can be seen the headland on which the Portzic light stands (see print 27)