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Title
Colonna di Pompeo, Obelisco di Cleopatra ec.
Additional title: Alexandria, Egypt, Pompey's column, Cleopatra's needle
Names
Bernieri, Andrea, fl. 1826-1842 (Engraver)
Collection

Wonders: Images of the Ancient World

Ruins (Architecture)

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1823 - 1838
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC-WON RUI
Topics
Archaeological sites -- Egypt
Alexandria (Egypt)
Columns -- Egypt -- Alexandria
Monuments & memorials -- Egypt -- Alexandria
Obelisks -- Egypt -- Alexandria
Genres
Book illustrations
Notes
Source note: From Il costume antico e moderno, o, storia del governo, della milizia, della religione, delle arti, scienze ed usanze di tutti i popoli antichi e moderni. (Firenze : Batelli, 1823-1838) Ferrario, Giulio (1767-1847), Author.
Content: Written on border: "Drawn in early 1800s"
Physical Description
Etchings
Hand coloring
Extent: 14.6 x 23.4 cm
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): a8904f20-c5bf-012f-c33b-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1823: Issued (Approximate)
  • 2020: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Colonna di Pompeo, Obelisco di Cleopatra ec." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1823 - 1838. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-5504-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Colonna di Pompeo, Obelisco di Cleopatra ec." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 5, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-5504-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1823 - 1838). Colonna di Pompeo, Obelisco di Cleopatra ec. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-5504-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Colonna di Pompeo, Obelisco di Cleopatra ec.