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1231 - St. Augustine Lighthouse
Linda Amundsen, Artist.
Longwood, Florida
Giclee Print on Canvas.
Size is 17 x 22
The St. Augustine Lighthouse is on the north end of Anastasia Island in St. Augustine, Florida.
The Map of St. Augustine depicting Sir Francis Drake's attack on the city by Baptista Boazio, 1589, shows an early wooden watch tower near the Spanish structure. By 1737, Spanish authorities built a more permanent tower from coquina taken from a nearby quarry on the island. As the British took control of St. Augustine from Spain in 1763, in exchange for Havana, Cuba, the new government acted quickly to use the coquina watchtower as a light aid-to-navigation.
In 1789, the Spanish once again took control of St. Augustine. Facing erosion and a changing coastline, the old tower crashed into the sea in 1880, but not before a new lighthouse was lit. Today the tower ruins are a sumberged archaeological site whose smooth stones may still be seen at low tide.
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This image has a companion piece that you can use to create an impressive wall set.
Click Here to see the image "Bodie Lighthouse"
Click here to see more of Linda's paintings.
Price: $ 199.00 / Each
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