'Fort and Harbour of Aboukir, Ancient Canopus', Egypt, 1801. Artist: Thomas Milton

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'Fort and Harbour of Aboukir, Ancient Canopus', Egypt, 1801. The village of Aboukir on Egypt's Mediterranean coast stands on what is believed to be the site of Canopus, which was Ancient Egypt's principal seaport before the foundation of Alexandria in the 4th century BC. A plate from Views in Egypt. From the collection of the Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris.

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Size: 4804px × 3652px
Location: World,Oceans,Mediterranean Sea,World,Africa,Egypt,Al Iskandarīyah,Abū Qīr
Photo credit: © Art Media/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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