Picture No | 10221627 |
Date | 1878 |
Description | Tug 'Anglia' and Obelisk Ship 'Cleopatra', off Ferrol 1878 |
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The steam tug 'Anglia' (on left) towing the obelisk ship 'Cleopatra', off Ferrol, 1878. The 'Cleopatra', which was a cylindrical vessel, was built around 'Cleopatra's Needle', an ancient Egyptian obelisk, to transport it from Egypt to London.
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Source | The Illustrated London News. 26 January 1878, page - 89. By J.R.W.. |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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