[48] Virgil, “Æneid,” transl. by Conington, bk. iii. 420.
[49] Practical Mechanic’s Journal for 1842, p. 265.
[50] Our account of the French lighthouses is mainly taken from M. Rénard’s interesting brochure, “Les Phares” (Hachette, 1867).
[51] Michelet, “La Mer.”
[52] Rénard, “Les Phares,” pp. 145–158.
[53] Saint-Denys-Chef-de-Caux was formerly the port of the town now called Sainte-Adresse. Here Henry V. disembarked, in 1415, when he laid siege to Harfleur. But the sea, gradually encroaching on the Cape, has destroyed the village, the port, and the church where St. Denys was worshipped.
[54] It is almost unnecessary to say that Saint-Pierre here refers to the mascaret, or “bore,” of the Seine.
[55] These towers have recently undergone another alteration, and are now lit by the electrical apparatus; giving a light equal to 5000 Carcel burners, and visible for upwards of 27 miles.
[56] The second light-vessel established off the British coast was the Dudgeon (Lincolnshire), in 1736.
[57] The average length is 80 to 90 feet, and the burden from 160 to 180 tons. The Calshot, between Southampton Water and the mouth of the Medina (Isle of Wight), is only 100 tons.