Lighthouse near Trieste
Date
1823
Creator
Unknown, Artist
Object type
Library reference
24758
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 253mm
width (print): 184mm
width (print): 184mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Elevation of the first working lighthouse to be illuminated by coal gas, constructed at Salvore near Trieste, now Savudrija, Croatia. The gas-producing plant was designed by Giovanni Aldini, producing illumination from 1818.
Plate 1 from Saggio di osservazioni sui mezzi atti a migliorare la construzione e l'illuminazione dei Faro con appendice sull' illuminazione dei Fari col gas by Giovanni Aldini (Milan, 1823).
Not signed. Inscribed “Finale di Trieste alla punta di Salvore il primo Illuminato a gas.” With two scales, metric and ‘klaster’ [fathoms].
Giovanni Aldini (1762-1834) Italian physicist, is best-known for his experiments in galvanism but was also a pioneer in the field of lighthouse engineering.
Plate 1 from Saggio di osservazioni sui mezzi atti a migliorare la construzione e l'illuminazione dei Faro con appendice sull' illuminazione dei Fari col gas by Giovanni Aldini (Milan, 1823).
Not signed. Inscribed “Finale di Trieste alla punta di Salvore il primo Illuminato a gas.” With two scales, metric and ‘klaster’ [fathoms].
Giovanni Aldini (1762-1834) Italian physicist, is best-known for his experiments in galvanism but was also a pioneer in the field of lighthouse engineering.
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