Life of Robert Stevenson (Illustrated Edition)

🔖 Stevenson (1772-1850) was a Scottish civil engineer and famed designer and builder of lighthouses, one of his finest achievements being the construction of the Bell Rock Lighthouse. This biography published in 1878 was written by his son David who helped continue the great dynasty of lighthouse engineering founded by his father. Illustrated with 12 full-page plates and 20 illustrations, diagrams and maps integrated with the text.