Obélisque, dit de Cléopatre, à Aléxandrie, vu du côté de l'ouest, qui est le mieux conservé. (a. Obelisque cassé, et couché par terre, à moitié enséveli).

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95717

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Title

Obélisque, dit de Cléopatre, à Aléxandrie, vu du côté de l'ouest, qui est le mieux conservé. (a. Obelisque cassé, et couché par terre, à moitié enséveli).

Collection

The antiquities, natural history, ruins and other curiosities of Egypt, Nubia and Thebes. Exemplified in near two hundred drawings taken on the spot

Names

Norden, Frederik Ludvig, 1708-1742 (Artist)
Tuscher, Markus, 1705-1751 (Engraver)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1780
Place: London
Publisher: Printed for Lockyer Davis

Library Location

General Research Division
Shelf locator: *OBM+++ (Norden, F. L. Antiquities, natural history)

Subjects

Egypt -- Description and travel
Egypt -- Antiquities
Alexandria (Egypt)
Obelisks -- Egypt -- Alexandria

Genres

Illustrations
Prints

Physical Description

Engravings
Extent: 45 x 27 cm

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 22640888
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b14293128
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 12df2140-c6ba-012f-3fbc-58d385a7bc34

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Still Image

Date Issued

1780

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General Research Division, The New York Public Library. "Obélisque, dit de Cléopatre, à Aléxandrie, vu du côté de l'ouest, qui est le mieux conservé. (a. Obelisque cassé, et couché par terre, à moitié enséveli)." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1780. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/12df2140-c6ba-012f-3fbc-58d385a7bc34

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General Research Division, The New York Public Library. (1780). Obélisque, dit de Cléopatre, à Aléxandrie, vu du côté de l'ouest, qui est le mieux conservé. (a. Obelisque cassé, et couché par terre, à moitié enséveli). Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/12df2140-c6ba-012f-3fbc-58d385a7bc34

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General Research Division, The New York Public Library. "Obélisque, dit de Cléopatre, à Aléxandrie, vu du côté de l'ouest, qui est le mieux conservé. (a. Obelisque cassé, et couché par terre, à moitié enséveli)." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 16, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/12df2140-c6ba-012f-3fbc-58d385a7bc34

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