Original Underwood & Underwood stereograph, No. (1)-2518: “Pompey’s Pillar, the sailors’ landmark, and modern Alexandria, N. toward the sea, Egypt.” Copyright 1900 by Underwood & Underwood. Mounted on standard gray curved card; approx. 7” × 3.5” (18 × 9 cm). Borders read “Underwood & Underwood Publishers—New York, London, Toronto-Canada, Ottawa-Kansas” (left) and “Works and Studios Arlington, N.J., Littleton, N.H., Washington, D.C.” (right).

Back text (as printed):

“We have taken our stand out here on the south of the city… This column is the only surviving monument of any size from the days of Alexandria’s splendor. It is 89 feet high, while the shaft alone, which is cut in one piece, is 69 feet in height. In the base there have been used blocks from older buildings, one of which bears the name of Sethos II, of the fourteenth century B.C.”

Translations provided in French, German, Spanish, Italian, and Russian.

Condition:

Sharp image with good contrast. Some light surface wear, toning, and faint spotting consistent with age; mount slightly edge-rubbed. No writing. See photos for details.

Classic Egyptology stereoview—Pompey’s Pillar, a Roman landmark in Alexandria, photographed at the turn of the century. Fine piece for collectors of Egyptian history, archaeology, or 3D photography.

Shipping: Will combine on multiple stereoviews.