Third Eddystone lighthouse on Eddystone Rocks, 15 miles south of Plymouth in the English Channel, built by the English civil engineer John Smeaton (1724-1792) beginning in 1756. Remained in use until 1877. Oleograph c1850

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Third Eddystone lighthouse on Eddystone Rocks, 15 miles south of Plymouth in the English Channel, built by the English civil engineer John Smeaton (1724-1792) beginning in 1756. Remained in use until 1877. Oleograph c1850

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