Model of the Vlakkenhoek lighthouse on Sumatra
The full-scale, 60-metre-high version of this lighthouse was erected at Vlakkenhoek, on the southwest point of Sumatra. The tower was built in The Hague by Enthoven & Co., then shipped to Sumatra. The strengthof the cast-iron structure was proven during the 1883 volcano eruption of Krakatoa; only the lighthouse withstood the tsunami that devastated everything else.
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Model of the Vlakkenhoek lighthouse on Sumatra
The full-scale, 60-metre-high version of this lighthouse was erected at Vlakkenhoek, on the southwest point of Sumatra. The tower was built in The Hague by Enthoven & Co., then shipped to Sumatra. The strengthof the cast-iron structure was proven during the 1883 volcano eruption of Krakatoa; only the lighthouse withstood the tsunami that devastated everything else.
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Op de zuidwestelijke punt van ...... in de omgeving werd verwoest.
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The full-scale, 60-metre-high ...... at devastated everything else.
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NG-MC-1412
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Rijksmuseum
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Model of the Vlakkenhoek lighthouse on Sumatra
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Model van de vuurtoren van Vlakkenhoek op Sumatra
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created
c. 1879
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ca. 1879
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extent
diameter 34 cm
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diameter 34 cm
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height 170.5 cm
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hoogte 170,5 cm
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Collectie: Marinemodellenkamer
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Collection: Navy Model Room
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provenance
...; transferred from the Mini ...... The Hague, to the museum, 1883
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fourth quarter 19th century
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vierde kwart 19e eeuw
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