The Lighthouse at 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; first state of two (New Hollstein)
Dimensions: Sheet: 10 1/8 × 13 7/16 in. (25.7 × 34.2 cm)
Plate: 8 3/8 × 10 7/16 in. (21.2 × 26.5 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1928
Accession year: 1928