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'Fort and Harbour of Aboukir, Ancient Canopus', Egypt, 1801. Artist: Thomas Milton

'Fort and Harbour of Aboukir, Ancient Canopus', Egypt, 1801. Artist: Thomas Milton

1-277-410 - Art Media/Heritage Images

'Fort and Harbour of Aboukir, Ancient Canopus', Egypt, 1801. The village of Aboukir on Egypt's Mediterranean coast stands on what is believed to be the site of Canopus, which was Ancient Egypt's principal seaport before the foundation of Alexandria in the 4th century BC. A plate from Views in Egypt. From the collection of the Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris.

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Creator
  1. Thomas Milton, attributed to: British: Artist, engraver
After
  1. Luigi Mayer: Italian: Artist
Medium
  1. Aquatint
Geographic Hierarchy

World Oceans Mediterranean Sea

  1. 35 00 00 N , 020 00 00 E

World Africa Egypt Al Iskandarīyah Abū Qīr

  1. 31 19 11 N , 030 03 38 E
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Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4804x3652
File Size : 51,400kb

Aliases

  1. C211119
  1. 0510005878
  1. 1-277-410
  1. 1277410
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