The first blow of the pick axe. The inauguration of theconstruction work on the Suez Canal, 21st April, 1859

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The first blow of the pick axe. The inauguration of theconstruction work on the Suez Canal, 21<sup>st</sup> April, 1859

engraving published in Le Monde illustré, n°111, 28
May 1859

Date :
1859
Place held :
Paris, Centre historique des Archives nationales
Photo credit :
Archives nationales
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