Sujet

Inauguration ceremony of the Suez Canal at Port-Said on November 17, 1869.

Légende

Egypt. The Suez Canal. It connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea through the Isthmus of Suez. Inauguration ceremony of the Suez Canal at Port-Said on November 17, 1869 under Isma'il Pasha (1830-1895). Engraving by Desandre.

Date

1869

Crédit

Photo12/UIG/PHAS

Notre référence

UMG20B37_318

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

53,3Mo (7,8Mo) / 32,4cm x 41,1cm / 3831 x 4859 (300dpi)

Mots clés

19th Century Africa artificial authority ceremony connection contemporary age crowd Egypt Egyptian engraving Ferdinand de Lesseps history inauguration Isma'il Pasha Ismail the Magnificent Isthmus of Suez Jubilee Khedive Mediterranean Sea Muhammad Ali dynasty people Port-Said Red Sea Suez Canal water waterway