Lighthouse of Alexandria, Pharos (title on object), The Eight Wonders of the World (series title), The Lighthouse of the City of Alexandria. As far as we know, the first lighthouse ever built. This was done on the orders of the first Hellenistic king of Egypt Ptolemy II. The tower was built between 297 and 283 BC. built and served for almost 1500 years for the Greeks, Romans, Byzantines and Arabs. It stood on the island of Pharos in the Mediterranean Sea, just outside the port of Alexandria, Egypt. In the foreground right Ptolemy II and the architect of the lighthouse, Sostratus of Cnidos. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a series about the eight wonders of the world., print, print maker: Philips Galle, (mentioned on object), after design by: Maarten van Heemskerck, (mentioned on object), Hadrianus Junius, print maker: Antwerp, after design by: Haarlem, Haarlem, publisher: Antwerp, 1572, paper, engraving, height, 213 mm × width, 263 mm
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