Occult Literature
Cleopatra’s Needle at Alexandria: An Engraved View
A tall inscribed obelisk rises above broken masonry and a rough foreground ledge. Distant buildings and a deeply clouded sky establish the monument within Alexandria. The engraved view appears in John A. Weisse’s Obelisk and Freemasonry. The slender shaft dominates a landscape whose ruined and inhabited elements remain low around its base.
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Illustrator not identified. "Cleopatra’s Needle at Alexandria: An Engraved View" [editorial title]. In The Obelisk and Freemasonry, John A. Weisse, M.D.. 1880 edition, illustrated, 1880, J. W. Bouton. Source scan leaf 10. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0113-0003
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Illustrator not identified. Cleopatra’s Needle at Alexandria: An Engraved View. The Obelisk and Freemasonry. Scan leaf 10. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0113-0003