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A few years later, Berenguela was said to be the first large vessel to transit the newly-completed Suez Canal.
That's cool.
Does anyone know the story of the two obelisks in the image? Are these just added to the painting for effect?
I know one obelisk was discovered the digging of the canal, but am unaware of any that stood along the shore of the canal.
The one in NY is from Heliopolis by way of Alexandria.I wonder if the one in Central Park is one of those two? http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/egypt/raising/newyork.html
The following information has been received from Commander G.S. Nares of Her Majesty's Surveying vessel Newport, which vessel passed through at the opening, November 1869:
The coast in the neighbourhood of Port Said is unusually, low being out of sight at 3 miles distance. The lighthouse, town, and shipping are the only objects seen from the offing.
At present there are two tall obelisks one on each side of the Canal entrance but as they are merely built of boarding they can only be temporary.
The one in NY is from Heliopolis by way of Alexandria.
Cleopatra's Needle (New York)
The ones at the mouth of the Suez were apparently just temporary structures.
Proceedings, Volumes 14-15
OP's photo reminds me that Navy History and Heritage Command has a bunch of foreign warship photos in it, like this one, which I believe to be the Russian ironclad General Admiral. The photo is mislabled as the 1858 steam frigate General Admiral though. The fullsize picture is much larger as well.
I believe you're dead-on correct, sir. In fact, Conway's uses that same photograph to illustrate the later ironclad.
Nelson or Jones or DeGrasse or Drake would have had no trouble understanding that ship.
Nelson or Jones or DeGrasse or Drake would have had no trouble understanding that ship.