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Artist
Maarten van Heemskerck  (1498–1574)  wikidata:Q538350
 
Maarten van Heemskerck
Alternative names
Marten van Heemskerck, Martinus van Heemskerck,
Maarten van Heemskerk, Maertÿnus van Heemskerck
Description Dutch painter and drawer
Date of birth/death 1 June 1498 / 1498 Edit this at Wikidata 1 October 1574 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Heemskerk Haarlem
Work location
Delft, Haarlem (1527–1532), Rome (1532–1536), Mantua (1536–1537),
Haarlem (1537–1574), Amsterdam (1572–1573)
Authority file
artist QS:P170,Q538350
Description
English: Pharos of Alexandria
Date 1572
date QS:P571,+1572-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium hand-colored engraving
Source/Photographer

Unknown sourceUnknown source; originally from en.wikipedia; description page is/was here.

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Lighthouse of Alexandria

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current01:42, 3 April 2007528 × 388 (178 KB)Liftarn{{Information |Description=Pharos of Alexandria The Pharos of Alexandria, an ancient lighthouse, is depicted in this hand-coloured engraving by en:Martin Heemskerck. The lighthouse stood on an island in the harbour of Alexandria and was over 134 m (

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