Lighthouses are so cool and this was so informative. I'd like to visit all of these places. I will note that the font in this book was a little hard to read when downloaded but that issue wont happen in a print copy

A charming collection of lighthouses in very remote locations. Each lighthouse has a single-page overview, often with enlightening stories. Following this is a drawing of the lighthouse in its setting. Another page has a line drawing of the lighthouse with a summary of relevant information. Finally, there is a map showing the location of the light.

This is a new translation of a Spanish book written in 2020.

What a smart book! I love the clean structure in how each lighthouse is presented: written exposition, drawing, diagram, location on map. The structure makes it easy to refer back to and make comparisons. I also enjoy the uniformly illustrated depictions of the lighthouses. Lighthouses can be difficult to photograph and I think the illustrations provide clean and accurate representations of each structure, tying the whole book together.

This is a beautifully spare book about some of the more unique light houses in the world. Accompanied by pen and ink, sketches of each lighthouse, is the history and folklore of each structure. A delight for those who love history, and the ocean.

This is the coffee table book of my dreams. Funny, informative, and beautiful to look at, this brief history of lighthouses around the world is a must have for any travel or architecture buff. Also perfect for anyone that likes beautiful and informative things. You can read it all at once or take it lighthouse by lighthouse over time. Excellent!

Thank you Netgalley for the advance reader copy of Brief Atlas of the Lighthouses at the End of the World by José Luis Gonzalez Marcías in exchange for an honest review. This book is beautiful. I have always been fascinated with lighthouses and wanted to live in one and be a lighthouse keeper, but it's not an easy job to find.

3.5 stars

I had much higher hopes for this. I absolutely love lighthouses, and was so looking forward to a beautiful book with gorgeous pictures of them. Unfortunately, this book has very strange photos of these lighthouses. It’s like a blue/gray scale, almost pop art style (lots of dots). like they took a wonderful photo and put it through some kind of filter so they all look exactly the same. Anyways, I guess if that’s your thing you’ll enjoy it.


Now the good thing is that each lighthouse has about a page of history, a little map of where it is located and some very cool blueprint/engineering type info. I really enjoyed this part a lot. So, the actual context of the book is very well researched and put together.


Disclaimer *I did receive this as an arc so I perhaps got a copy with inaccurate photos. Hopefully that it the case and the photos will be real when it comes time to actually print the book. If that is the case I will return and my rating will definitely go up to 5 stars