diff --git a/Old_Packages/Cartesian_basic/changes.txt b/Old_Packages/Cartesian_basic/changes.txt
index 43b3c5b113b..4997ec9a5ea 100644
--- a/Old_Packages/Cartesian_basic/changes.txt
+++ b/Old_Packages/Cartesian_basic/changes.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+Version 3.3.3 (September 17 1999)
+- Added Point_d_base in Cartesian
+
 Version 3.3.2 (September 16 1999)
 - Added missing typename in Cartesian_dynamic_d
 - Added missing typedefs for RT and FT in Cartesian_dynamic_d
diff --git a/Old_Packages/Cartesian_basic/include/CGAL/Cartesian.h b/Old_Packages/Cartesian_basic/include/CGAL/Cartesian.h
index d1146a54c26..24bd8daf01e 100644
--- a/Old_Packages/Cartesian_basic/include/CGAL/Cartesian.h
+++ b/Old_Packages/Cartesian_basic/include/CGAL/Cartesian.h
@@ -177,6 +177,8 @@ struct Cartesian : public Cartesian_base< Cartesian<_FT>, _FT >
     typedef typename Kernel_base::Tetrahedron_3           Tetrahedron_3_base;
     typedef typename Kernel_base::Aff_transformation_3    Aff_transformation_3_base;
   
+    typedef typename Kernel_base::Point_d                 Point_d_base;
+
     // Note: necessary to qualify Point_2 by CGAL:: to disambiguate between
     // Point_2 in the current namespace (nested within CGAL) and
     // CGAL::Point_2< Cartesian<FT> > (which is in the CGAL namespace)
diff --git a/Old_Packages/Cartesian_basic/version b/Old_Packages/Cartesian_basic/version
index 41dbbb8c5a1..fb7f442e072 100644
--- a/Old_Packages/Cartesian_basic/version
+++ b/Old_Packages/Cartesian_basic/version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-3.3.2 ( 17 Sep 1999 )
+3.3.3 ( 17 Sep 1999 )