'The Great Harbour at Alexandria', 1890. Creator: Unknown.

'The Great Harbour at Alexandria', 1890.   Creator: Unknown.

2-714-462 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

'The Great Harbour at Alexandria', 1890. Alexander the Great in 331 BC, cleared sand and silt deposits as part of construction of Alexandria city as a marine base for his fleet. From "Cassell's Illustrated Universal History, Vol. I - Early and Greek History", by Edmund Ollier. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris and Melbourne, 1890]


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People Information

Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
People Related
  1. Edmund Ollier: : author, journalist
  2. Cassell & Co: : Publisher, printer, lithographer, publishers, printers, lithographers
  3. Alexander the Great: Macedonian: King of Macedonia

Medium
  1. Engraving

Picture Type
  1. Landscape

Geographic Hierarchy

World Europe Greece

  1. 39 00 00 N , 022 00 00 E

World Africa Egypt Al Iskandarīyah Alexandria

  1. 31 12 56 N , 029 57 19 E

Category Hierarchy

Science & Nature Geographical Features

Trade & Industry Shipping Industry

Artistic Representations Landscapes

History & Politics Politics Other


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 5204x4098
File Size : 62,479kb


Aliases

  1. 0580065840
  1. 2-714-462
  1. 2714462

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