Egypt. Inauguration of the Suez Canal. Three salvoes from Suez in salute of the entry of the ships arriving from Port-Saïd and entering lake Timsah.

Engraving published in Le Monde illustré, n°662,
19^th December 1869. The inauguration
ceremonies for the Suez Canal
took place from the 16^th to 20^th
November 1869 with the Empress Eugenie presiding.