Lighthouse of Alexandria
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A multiple, four-tile block of this version of WONDERS OF THE WORLD (though overall pattern would be the same) appeared in the Ladies Art Company Catalogue (#46), published in the late 19th century.
For a highly recommended compendium of "drunkard's path" designs (employing 3/4 circles), with full templates and cutting & piecing instructions, see: 65 DRUNKARD'S PATH QUILT DESIGNS, by Pepper Cory, published by Dover in 1991.
The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World are:
(1) The Great Pyramid of Giza
(2) The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
(3) The Statue of Zeus at Olympia
(4) The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
(5) The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
(6) The Colossus of Rhodes
(7) The Lighthouse of Alexandria
More illustrations of "drunkard's path" type quilt blocks at this site include:
FALLING TIMBERS
DOVE
DEVIL'S PUZZLE
DRUNKARD'S GARDEN
SUNSHINE AND SHADOWS
FOOL'S PUZZLE
REFLECTIONS OF LOVE
SNAKE'S TRAIL (secret)
BUTTERFLY IN THE GARDEN
WHIRLING ARCHES
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WONDER(S) OF THE WORLD
