The Lighthouse of Alexandria, from The Eight Wonders of the World, plate 2
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Portfolio: The Eight Wonders of the World
Artist: Philips Galle|Maarten van Heemskerck
Artist bio: Netherlandish, Haarlem 1537–1612 Antwerp|Netherlandish, Heemskerck 1498–1574 Haarlem
Artist role: Artist|Artist
Artist nationality: Netherlandish|Netherlandish
Date: 1572
Medium: Engraving, second state of two (New Hollstein)
Dimensions: Sheet: 8 1/4 × 10 1/4 in. (21 × 26 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949
Accession year: 1949