Engraving published in Le Monde illustré, n°660.
The inauguration ceremonies for the Suez Canal
took place from the 16th to 20th
November 1869 with the Empress Eugenie presiding.
Inauguration of the Suez isthmus, Port-Saïd. The religious ceremony for the inauguration, the speech by Mgr Bauer.
- Date :
- 1869
- Technique :
- Engraving from a sketch by Alfred Henri Darjou (1832-1874)
- Place held :
- Paris, Centre historique des Archives nationales
- Photo credit :
- Centre historique des Archives nationales