Cape Pine Lighthouse Postcard

The Cape Pine Lighthouse National Historic Site of Canada stands high on the most southerly promontory of Newfoundland between Trepassey and Saint Mary’s bays. The lighthouse stands amongst ancillary buildings and a communications tower. Its strategic location makes it highly visible to maritime traffic. Built in 1851 to guide trans-Atlantic shipping, it represents a pioneering and carefully executed instance of maritime design and engineering in Canada. It was the first landfall light built on the dangerous south coast of Newfoundland’s Avalon Peninsula to guide shipping through the Cabot Straight to the St. Lawrence River; it is one of the oldest lighthouses in Canada, and it was the first application in Newfoundland of the technology using prefabricated cast-iron components in the construction of lighthouse towers. Source: Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada, Minutes, June 1973. If you like this artwork, please visit: http://fineartamerica.com/featured/cape-pine-lighthouse-zinvolle-art.html