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NAPOLEONICA LA REVUE

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IN PICTURES

The inauguration. International vessels at the entrance to the Suez Canal in Port Said

Date: 1869

Technique: Photograph

Place:Paris, Association du Souvenir de Ferdinand de Lesseps et du Canal de Suez

Subjects: Egypt, French Navy (Second Empire), Suez canal

Key words: port, roadstead, Mediterranean Sea, fleet, Empress Eugénie, Ferdinand de Lesseps

Credits: Association du Souvenir de Ferdinand de Lesseps et du Canal de Suez

Notes:

The inauguration ceremonies for the
Suez Canal took place from the 16th-20th November
1869 with the Empress Eugénie presiding.

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