Inauguration of the Suez Canal: the Empress and her entourage visiting the countryside around Ismailia

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Inauguration of the Suez Canal: the Empress and her entourage visiting the countryside around Ismailia

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

Date :
1869
Technique :
Engraving after a sketch Alfred Henri Darjou (1832-1874)
Place held :
Paris, Centre historique des Archives nationales
Photo credit :
centre historique des Archives nationales
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