This letter is an extract from the correspondence of
Captain de Surville addressed to the Navy Minister during
the Empress Eugénie's voyage in 1869 to Egypt for the
inauguration of the Suez Canal.
Letter from the Captain de surville, captain of the Imperial yacht, l’Aigle.
- Date :
- 7th October, 1869
- Place held :
- Paris, Centre historique des Archives nationales, BB/4/1048
- Photo credit :
- Centre historique des Archives nationales