The Obelisk, Presented to the city of New York by the Khedive of Egypt, and erected in Central Park, the 9th of October, 1880

Printer W. H. Forbes & Co. American

Publisher Charles S. Higgins American

ca. 1880

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Title: The Obelisk, Presented to the city of New York by the Khedive of Egypt, and erected in Central Park, the 9th of October, 1880
Printer: W. H. Forbes & Co. (American, 19th century) , Boston
Publisher: Charles S. Higgins
Date: ca. 1880
Medium: Lithograph
Dimensions: Image: 18 1/8 × 14 3/16 in. (46 × 36 cm)
Sheet: 27 9/16 × 20 1/16 in. (70 × 50.9 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of William Forsyth, 1968
Object Number: 68.702
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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