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Introduction
On 16 November, 1869, ten years after work began, the Suez Canal was inaugurated. This special close-up traces its roots, the construction of the canal and the various difficulties that Ferdinand de Lesseps, the driving force behind the project, encountered.
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Documents
– Dedicatory letter from Le Père (Divisional Inspector of Bridges and Roads) to Napoleon I regarding the project to link the Mediterranean to the Indian Ocean via the Red Sea and the Suez isthmus
– Origins of the Suez Canal: correspondence of de Lesseps
– Memorandum from de Lesseps to Mohammed Said, 1854
– Firman of concession: Mohammed Said, 1854
– Funding for the Suez Canal
– Extract from le Monde illustré, May 1859: “the first blow of the pickaxe”
– “The joining of the two seas” -
Commentary
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Timeline
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Biographies
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Bibliography
– Selection of works in French and English
A close-up on: the Suez Canal
On 16 November, 1869, ten years after work began, the Suez Canal was inaugurated. This special close-up traces its roots, the construction of the canal and the various difficulties that Ferdinand de Lesseps, the driving force behind the project, encountered.
