IN A CAIRO GARDEN. Where the date-palm, the Cactus opuntia, almond-trees, acacias, and sycamores, the common trees of the country, flourish. During the reign of the Khedive Isma'il about two hundred different kinds of trees, chiefly of East Indian origin, were planted in great numbers in the new parks and gardens of Cairo Wood engraving from 'Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt' by Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905; Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 Volume 4. Published in 1884 by J. S. Virtue and Co, London

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Size: 3162px × 4500px
Location: Cairo, Egypt
Photo credit: © Historic Illustrations / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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