According to Dr. Drijvers, this sketch was drawn by a Dutch traveller and painter called Cornelis de Bruijn, in 1681, when he visited Alexandria.
Dr. Drijvers copied from "Reizen van Cornelis de Bruyn, door de Vermaardste Deelen van Klein Asia...." which was published in 1698.
Obelisk in Alexandria in 1860. It is carried out for New York 20 years later (1880). Copied from pbase.com site
Obelisk is being loaded into the S.S. Dessoug through the hole at starboard side. Copied from Antiques Services of ARTandJUNK.com site. The copying permission specially granted by the site owner. Although the original picture is no longer at ARTandJUNK.com site but you may directly contact ARTandJUNK.com if you are interested in buying or obtaining this hard-to-obtain picture.
The obelisk in New York is called "Cleopatra's Needle". See the below site for the detailed story.
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Obelisk in Alexandria in 1860. It is carried out for New York 20 years later (1880).
Obelisk is being loaded into the S.S. Dessoug through the hole at starboard side.