This interesting plate describes the city of Alexandria in Egypt. The view above is taken from the old town marked by the central column looking towards the current town. Below are three vignettes featuring the Obelisk , the ruins of the Palace of Cleopatra and an interior. These are flanked with historical notes and links to the images. It was published in the sixth volume of the encyclopaedic atlas by Henri Abraham Chatelain (1684-1743) entitled 'Atlas Historique ou Nouvelle Introduction a l'Histoire, a la Chronologie & a la Geographie'. It was issued from 1705 to 1720 in 7 volumes. Koeman II p. 33; Phillips 579; Shirley 'Atlases in the BL' T.Chat-1a; Van Waning 'Chatelain's Atlas Historique' in IMCoS Journal 120 pp. 7-15.