Ferdinand De Lesseps Collection

'Canal de Suez; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. Creator: Unknown
'Canal de Suez; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. From "Grande Geographie Bong Illustree", 1914

Ferdinand de Lessepps [sic], 1914. Creator: Unknown
Ferdinand de Lesseps, 1914. Designer of a Panama Canal project, and instigator of the construction of the Suez Canal

The recent inspection of the Panama Canal works by M De Lesseps, 1886. Creator: Unknown
The recent inspection of the Panama Canal works by M. De Lesseps - Reception of M De Lesseps in Cathedral Place, Panama, 1886. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 33

Intermission of a premiere at the Comedie-Francaise, 1885. Creator: Edouard Joseph Dantan
Intermission of a premiere at the Comedie-Francaise, 1885

F. de Lesseps, c. 1876. Creator: Nadar
F. de Lesseps, c. 1876. Woodburytype, from the periodical "Galerie Contemporaine Litteraire, Artistique" (1876), volume 1

Portrait of Ferdinand Lesseps, 1850-1914. Creator: Unknown
Portrait of Ferdinand Lesseps, 1850-1914. Former attribution Felix Bracquemond

Opening of the Suez Canal, 1869, (c1871). Creator: Martin
Opening of the Suez Canal, 1869, (c1871). The Suez Canal in Egypt, designed by French engineer Ferdinand de Lesseps, opened on 17 November 1869

Port-Said - General view and Statue of Lesseps, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown
Port-Said - General view and Statue of Lesseps, c1918-c1939. From an album of postcards

Port Said. - Statue of Ferdinand de Lesseps, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown
Port Said. - Statue of Ferdinand de Lesseps, c1918-c1939. From an album of postcards

Port Said. - Lesseps Statue and entrance to the Suez Canal - LL. c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown
Port Said. - Lesseps Statue and entrance to the Suez Canal - LL. c1918-c1939. From an album of postcards

Port Said. - The entrance to the canal and Offices to the Company, c1918-c1939. From an album of postcards

Port-Said. - General view harbour. - LL. c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown
Port-Said. - General view harbour. - LL. c1918-c1939. From an album of postcards

M. De Lesseps, c1882. Ferdinand Marie, Vicomte de Lesseps, (1805-1894), French diplomat. From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. IV, by James Grant

Ferdinand de Lesseps, French diplomat and later developer of the Suez Canal, 1893
Ferdinand Marie, Vicomte de Lesseps (1805-1894), French diplomat and later developer of the Suez Canal, 1893. He was also holder of the Legion of Honor

Pacific Entrance to Panama Canal Showing U. S. Submarines, c1920s
Pacific Entrance to Panama Canal Showing US Submarines, c1920s. The idea of building a canal between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans was first planned by the French civil engineer

United States Men-Of-War passing through a lock, Panama Canal, Panama, 1926
United States Men-Of-War passing through a lock, Panama Canal, 1926. The idea of building a canal between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans was first planned by the French civil engineer

A lock on the Panama Canal, Panama, 1926. The idea of building a canal between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans was first planned by the French civil engineer and builder of the Suez Canal

Statue of Ferdinand de Lesseps, Port Said, Egypt, c1920s-c1930s(?). A French diplomat and entrepreneur, de Lesseps (1805-1894)

Ferdinand de Lesseps, 19th century French diplomat and entrepreneur, (1900). De Lesseps (1805-1894) built the Suez Canal to enable shipping to pass between the Mediterranean

View of the Suez Canal, Egypt, 1900. Illustration from The Life and Times of Queen Victoria, by Robert Wilson, Volume IV, Cassell and Company, (London, Paris, New York, Melbourne, 1900)

The Opening of the Suez Canal, Port Said, Egypt, 17 November 1869. The opening of the canal which was designed by French engineer Ferdinand de Lesseps

The inauguration of the Suez Canal, 17 November 1869, (1900). Artist: Edouard Riou
The inauguration of the Suez Canal, 17 November 1869, (1900). Crowds watch the first ships to travel through the canal which was designed by French engineer Ferdinand de Lesseps

Ferdinand de Lesseps, French diplomat and entrepreneur, 1894. Artist: Henri Meyer
Ferdinand de Lesseps, French diplomat and entrepreneur, 1894. De Lesseps (1805-1894) built the Suez Canal to enable shipping to pass between the Mediterranean

An Isthmian Game, 1883. Artist: Joseph Swain
An Isthmian Game, 1883. The Liberal Prime Minister, Gladstone, scratches his head as he tries to keep score during a game of tennis with the Frenchman, M de Lesseps

A Mutual Understanding, 1883. Artist: Joseph Swain
A Mutual Understanding, 1883. The British Lion, clutching a bag of money, is seen negotiating with the foxy M de Lesseps. This relates to an ongoing discussion concerning the Suez Canal

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