The obelisk of Luxor. The hieroglyphics are cleanly and deeply cut in the red granite. The fellow of this monolith has been carried away to Paris, and set up in the Place de la Concorde.
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The obelisk of Luxor. The hieroglyphics are cleanly and deeply cut in the red granite. The fellow of this monolith has been carried away to Paris, and set up in the Place de la Concorde.
Collection
Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1881 - 1884
Place: New York
Publisher: D. Appleton
Library Location
Dorot Jewish Division
Shelf locator: *PWC+ (Wilson, C. W. Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt. 1881)
Subjects
Hieroglyphics
Obelisks -- Egypt -- Luxor
Genres
Physical Description
Wood engravings
Extent: 24 x 16.5 cm
Languages
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG794840631-B
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b10607452
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 95761530-c5f3-012f-5a2c-58d385a7bc34
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Date Issued
1881
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Dorot Jewish Division, The New York Public Library. "The obelisk of Luxor. The hieroglyphics are cleanly and deeply cut in the red granite. The fellow of this monolith has been carried away to Paris, and set up in the Place de la Concorde." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1881 - 1884. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/95761530-c5f3-012f-5a2c-58d385a7bc34
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Dorot Jewish Division, The New York Public Library. (1881 - 1884). The obelisk of Luxor. The hieroglyphics are cleanly and deeply cut in the red granite. The fellow of this monolith has been carried away to Paris, and set up in the Place de la Concorde. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/95761530-c5f3-012f-5a2c-58d385a7bc34
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Dorot Jewish Division, The New York Public Library. "The obelisk of Luxor. The hieroglyphics are cleanly and deeply cut in the red granite. The fellow of this monolith has been carried away to Paris, and set up in the Place de la Concorde." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 11, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/95761530-c5f3-012f-5a2c-58d385a7bc34
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