The Pyramids of Egypt, Pyramids of Egypt, Pyramides Ægyptiæ (title on object), The Seven Wonders of the World (series title), Various Egyptian pyramids and obelisks. Enslaved men scoop clay from the river, which is then baked in a burning oven into bricks for the buildings. In the foreground Pharaoh Psammetiches sits on a stone block. He is looking at an eagle with a sandal in its beak (a reference to Aesop's fable about the relationship between Rhodopis, a young Egyptian woman, and the pharaoh). A caption in Latin in the margin. Print from a series with the seven wonders of the world., print,

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