Leuchtfeuer

Leuchtturm Roter Sand (in der Aussenweser, deutsche Bucht, nahe Bremerhaven)

Dating

Vorbild: 1885

Persons

Deutsches Schiffahrtsmuseum Bremerhaven, Sammler/in, archivalisch belegt

Description

Leuchtturm Roter Sand (in der Aussenweser, deutsche Bucht, nahe Bremerhaven). Für viele Auswanderer war der Leuchtturm Roter Sand das letzte, was sie von Europa sahen und somit eine Art Gegenstück zur amerikanischen Freiheitsstatue.

Object type

Object (three-dimensional)

Geography

Territorium: Aussenweser, deutsche Bucht, Nordsee, nahe Bremerhaven

Material / Technique

Holz, Metall, Kunststoff

Dimensions

115 x 32 x 32 cm

Inventory number

VHS-8709

Rights

Quellennachweis: Verkehrshaus der Schweiz, Luzern (Depositum: Deutsches Schifffahrtsmuseum, Bremerhaven)

Legend

„Red Sand“ Lighthouse, D 1885 A marittime monument7 The “Red Sand“ Lighthouse is a symbol of Bremerhaven, in spite of the fact that it lies quite some distance from the German harbour city. It was also the last piece of Europe which many emigrants saw, and is thus a type of some counterpart to the American Statue of Liberty. Lighthouses not only mark navigable waters for shipping, but their lights also serve as navigation aids to hep attain position fixes. As lighthouses are identified by their characteristic sequence of lights flashes – their so-called signal – this can be used to establish one’s own position in the sea by the coast