Title

The Great Harbour at Alexandria', 1890.

Caption

'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]

Date

1890

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19F22_096

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

61,0Mb (5,2Mb) / 17,3in x 13,7in / 5204 x 4098 (300dpi)

Keywords

engraving landscape nature exterior outdoors city river tree people plant plants arts country Egypt harbour marine trade book port geography palm tree palm trees Nile Egyptian treetop nile delta ancient Greece rooftop rooftops roof location century literature clearance concept river nile B&W MONOCHROME Alexandria Day 19th century black & white black and white background people B W Ancient Greece the Nile Ancient Greek nineteenth century history historic trees Ancient city The Print Collector 4th century BC geographical feature TGN illustration outside engraving landscape Unknown Alexander the Great Alexander III of Macedon Iskandar Cassells Edmund Co Cassell & Co Edmund Ollier Ollier Cassell and Company Ltd Cassell & Company Mizraim Alexander III of Macedonia tree-tops Cassell & Cassell's Illustrated Universal History Early and Greek History King of Macedonia Great Harbour