Two drawings of the Edystone Lantern, Devon England given to Benjamin Franklin and loaned to David Rittenhouse 1776 October 21. See Franklin's account book, no. 7, 1757-1776.
Designed by John Smeaton (1724-1792) and completed in 1759. The Eddystone Lighthouse was the first lighthouse to be built on a small group of rocks in the open sea.
One drawing of the lantern and one drawing of a detail of the chandelier. Design by John Smeaton, engineer. Drawings by Mr. Edmonstone.
See book 627.9 Sm3n.2 "A Narrative of the building and a description of the construction of the Edystone Lighthouse...", engravings of lantern and chandelier by Edward Rooker.
Gift of Benjamin Franklin. See APS minutes, 1787 December 7. "An enlarged horizontal and vertical section of the Edystone lantern with the chandeliers."
Previous call number: 627.9 Sm3 changed to Mss.Ms.BF85.misc. as the drawings were a gift to the APS by Benjamin Franklin.
The drawing of the chandelier detail was in a folder in the M24 print collection with title: "Architectural Element, Unidentified". The drawing was identified and added to the folder with the lantern drawing in the manuscript collection. 11/8/2018.
