Jean-Benoit Héron Artist-painter and author

Jean-Benoit Héron is a draftsman. He is an illustrator specializing in architectural drawings, whether "naval" or "land". His illustrations are mainly done in watercolor. Admirer of the plates of the eurostmencyclopÃ©die of Diderot and dâeurostmAlembert, drawings of eurostmarchitecture of XIX ^e century and the work of the great marine painters, he likes his illustrations to explain things.

Passionate about lighthouses and the history of the navy, he published his first book: " These boats that discovered the world " end of 2013.

" History of lighthouses ", published in November 2015, brings together nearly 200 illustrations of lighthouses in France and elsewhere.

" The boats in my library "published by Glénat in October 2107, was distinguished by the Académie de Marine, which awarded it awarded the "Fine Books" literary prize october 15, 2018. Since then, he has been a permanent guest of the Marine Academy . This same book received a special mention from the Marine Bravo-Zulu in 2019.

In 2020, he launched, with Jean-Yves Delitte the collection "Ãeuros bord" whose first titles are dedicated to the history of Frigates , submarines and Galleys .

Jean-Benoit Héron Artist-painter and author

Vendée Globe lighthouses: the Grand Phare Île d'Yeu

Lighthouses in the Vendée Globe: Cabo Branco marks the extreme east of the American continent

Vendée Globe lighthouses: Isla de Lobos, a beacon on the Uruguay-Argentina border

Vendée Globe lighthouses: Cape Pembroke, the Falklands lighthouse now extinguished

Lighthouses of the Vendée Globe: Cabo de Hornos, the famous Cape Horn rounded by the competitors

Lighthouses of the Vendée Globe: Cape Palliser in New Zealand, the last land before Cape Horn

Lighthouses of the Vendée Globe: Tasman Island, in the south of Australia, Tasmania

Lighthouses of the Vendée Globe: Cape Leeuwin, the exit from the Indian Ocean and the entry into the Pacific

Lighthouses of the Vendée Globe: From Cape Verde to the Cape of Good Hope

Lighthouses in the Vendée Globe: Cape Bojador, the first truly historic cape in the Vendée Globe