Picture No | 10652751 |
Date | 1941 |
Description | Seaport of Alexandria, Egypt, by G. H. Davis |
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Alexandria, Egypt's chief seaport since 330 BC, and chief naval base of the Allied Mediterranean Fleet during the Second World War. A panoramic relief diagram of the city and seaport, threatened by Axis warplanes operating from Crete and Libya.
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Source | Illustration by George Horace Davis in ‘The Illustrated London News’, 21 June 1941, pp794-5 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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