The Lighthouse of Alexandria, Lighthouse of Alexandria, Pharos (title on object), The Seven Wonders of the World (series title), The lighthouse of the city of Alexandria, on the island of Pharos in the Mediterranean Sea, just outside the port of Alexandria, Egypt. In the left foreground King Ptolemy II and the architect of the lighthouse, Sostratus of Cnidos. A caption in Latin in the margin. Print from a series with the seven wonders of the world., print, print maker: Magdalena van de Passe, (mentioned on object), after design by: Maerten de Vos, publisher: Crispijn van de Passe (I), (mention

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