Title

'The First Attempt at Launching', 1877, (1910). Artist: Unknown.

Caption

'The First Attempt at Launching', 1877, (1910). Cleopatra's Needle was originally erected in the Egyptian city of Heliopolis on the orders of Thutmose III, around 1450 BC. It remained in Alexandria until October 1877 when it was transport to London funded by William James Erasmus Wilson. From The Strand Magazine. [George Newnes Ltd., London, 1910]
The Print Collector collection

Date

1877

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19D03_130

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

45,8Mb (3,1Mb) / 15,9in x 11,2in / 4770 x 3354 (300dpi)

Keywords

transport transportation city urban people male job man men landmark architecture country fall Egypt large guy occupation magazine Egyptian scale ancient workmen workman obelisk location heavy fallen century falling profession launching moving Baalbek concept launch B&W attempt MONOCHROME Alexandria 19th century black & white black and white B W 1910s 20th century nineteenth century Ancient city The Print Collector 2nd century BC Cleopatra's Needle Heliopolis Strand Magazine TGN attempted George photograph object Baalbec Unknown Wilson Thutmose III Thutmosis III George Newnes Newnes Erasmus William James Erasmus Wilson Sir William James Erasmus Wilson Erasmus Wilson Sir Erasmus Wilson working man George Newnes Ltd Mizraim George Newnes Thutmose III William James Erasmus Wilson photograph object