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  <dc:title>Cleopatra's needle on its former site (Alexandria) (plate 33)</dc:title>
  <dc:description>Obelisk was erected by Thothmes III of the eighteenth dynasty, originally located at Heliopolis, and then moved to Alexandria by Augustus Caesar. 
Consists of:
- General introduction to the obelisk on text sheet
- Engraving depicts the obelisk, two camels and a derelict tower. Plate sketched by the French architect M Cecile.
Caption below reads: 'Cleopatra's needle and the Roman tower'; the word 'Alexandria' is above illustration</dc:description>
  <dc:date>late 19th century</dc:date>
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