Model of the Vlakkenhoek lighthouse on Sumatra

Enthoven & Co. (mentioned on object), c. 1879

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 strength of the cast-iron structure was proven during the 1883 volcano eruption of Krakatoa; only the lighthouse withstood the tsunami that devastated everything else.

  • Artwork typescale model, presentation model
  • Object numberNG-MC-1412
  • Dimensionsheight 170.5 cm x diameter 34 cm
  • Physical characteristicsmessing, hout en mica