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Suez Canal Collection

Background imageSuez Canal Collection: The Sin Nanzing, new China clipper, 1870. Creator: Unknown

The Sin Nanzing, new China clipper, 1870. Creator: Unknown
The Sin Nanzing, new China clipper, 1870. 'The first British merchant-vessel that has made the voyage to India by passing through the Suez Canal is the new paddle steam-ship Sin Nanzing...[She] left

Background imageSuez Canal Collection: The Bitter Lakes, Suez Canal, 1870. Creator: Unknown

The Bitter Lakes, Suez Canal, 1870. Creator: Unknown
The Bitter Lakes, Suez Canal, 1870. 'An inland sea now extends as far as the eye can reach; large steam-ships are passing over it with screws or paddles

Background imageSuez Canal Collection: Shrove Tuesday procession of the Fat Ox at the Tuileries, Paris, 1870. Creator: Unknown

Shrove Tuesday procession of the Fat Ox at the Tuileries, Paris, 1870. Creator: Unknown
Shrove Tuesday procession of the Fat Ox at the Tuileries, Paris, 1870. 'The letter of our Paris Correspondent last week gave a pretty full account of the annual festive procession of the Boeuf Gras

Background imageSuez Canal Collection: At Suez, between c1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

At Suez, between c1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
At Suez, between c1914 and c1915. Shows an aerial view of the Suez Canal, Egypt with buildings

Background imageSuez Canal Collection: Suez Canal, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Suez Canal, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Suez Canal, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageSuez Canal Collection: The Isthmus of Suez Maritime Canal: workmen loading dromedaries, 1869. Creator: Unknown

The Isthmus of Suez Maritime Canal: workmen loading dromedaries, 1869. Creator: Unknown
The Isthmus of Suez Maritime Canal: workmen loading dromedaries, 1869. 'The Engraving on our front page shows one or two groups of the fellahs, or native Egyptian labourers

Background imageSuez Canal Collection: The Isthmus of Suez Maritime Canal: the Pelusian Plain, 1869. Creator: Unknown

The Isthmus of Suez Maritime Canal: the Pelusian Plain, 1869. Creator: Unknown
The Isthmus of Suez Maritime Canal: the Pelusian Plain, 1869. 'The Maritime Canal is to extend from the newly-constructed artificial harbour of Port Said, on the Pelusian coast of the Mediterranean

Background imageSuez Canal Collection: The Isthmus of Suez Maritime Canal: the cutting near Chalouf, 1869. Creator: Unknown

The Isthmus of Suez Maritime Canal: the cutting near Chalouf, 1869. Creator: Unknown
The Isthmus of Suez Maritime Canal: the cutting near Chalouf, [Egypt], 1869. 'The Chalouf cutting, which is situated near the south-eastern extremity of the Bitter Lakes

Background imageSuez Canal Collection: The Isthmus of Suez Maritime Canal: plan of the Harbour of Port Said, 1869. Creator: Unknown

The Isthmus of Suez Maritime Canal: plan of the Harbour of Port Said, 1869. Creator: Unknown
The Isthmus of Suez Maritime Canal: plan of the Harbour of Port Said and the Mediterranean entrance of the Canal, 1869. Map of '...the new artificial harbour [which] has been constructed by running

Background imageSuez Canal Collection: The Isthmus of Suez Maritime Canal: plan of the canal, with the small fresh-water canal, 1869

The Isthmus of Suez Maritime Canal: plan of the canal, with the small fresh-water canal, 1869. Creator: Unknown
The Isthmus of Suez Maritime Canal: plan of the canal, with the small fresh-water canal, 1869. 'Vessels will be able to steam through, or be towed through

Background imageSuez Canal Collection: The Isthmus of Suez Maritime Canal: Lake Timsah, 1869. Creator: Unknown

The Isthmus of Suez Maritime Canal: Lake Timsah, 1869. Creator: Unknown
The Isthmus of Suez Maritime Canal: Lake Timsah, 1869. Lake Timsah '...[is] an inland basin...into which the waters of the Mediterranean have been admitted by the completion of the first half of

Background imageSuez Canal Collection: The Isthmus of Suez Maritime Canal: Lake Menzaleh, 1869. Creator: Unknown

The Isthmus of Suez Maritime Canal: Lake Menzaleh, 1869. Creator: Unknown
The Isthmus of Suez Maritime Canal: Lake Menzaleh, 1869. 'On leaving Port Said the canal enters Lake Menzaleh, through which the channel runs for twenty-nine miles

Background imageSuez Canal Collection: The Isthmus of Suez Maritime Canal: labourers removing earth, 1869. Creator: Unknown

The Isthmus of Suez Maritime Canal: labourers removing earth, 1869. Creator: Unknown
The Isthmus of Suez Maritime Canal [in Egypt]: labourers removing earth, 1869. Workers on that '...great enterprise which now approaches its completion

Background imageSuez Canal Collection: The Isthmus of Suez Maritime Canal: Ismailia and the fresh-water canal, 1869. Creator: Unknown

The Isthmus of Suez Maritime Canal: Ismailia and the fresh-water canal, 1869. Creator: Unknown
The Isthmus of Suez Maritime Canal: Ismailia and the fresh-water canal, [Egypt], 1869. A sketch '...by our Special Artist...of the Fresh-Water Canal at Ismailia

Background imageSuez Canal Collection: The Isthmus of Suez Maritime Canal: dredges and elevators at work, 1869. Creator: Unknown

The Isthmus of Suez Maritime Canal: dredges and elevators at work, 1869. Creator: Unknown
The Isthmus of Suez Maritime Canal [in Egypt]: dredges and elevators at work, 1869. 'There is a different kind of mechanical apparatus, called the "drague a long couloir

Background imageSuez Canal Collection: The Isthmus of Suez Maritime Canal: breakwater at Port Said, and Mediterranean entrance... 1869

The Isthmus of Suez Maritime Canal: breakwater at Port Said, and Mediterranean entrance... 1869. Creator: Unknown
The Isthmus of Suez Maritime Canal: breakwater at Port Said, and Mediterranean entrance to the canal, 1869. View from the sea of the new port and western breakwater

Background imageSuez Canal Collection: Plan of the town and inland port of Ismaïlia, 1869. Creator: Unknown

Plan of the town and inland port of Ismaïlia, 1869. Creator: Unknown
Plan of the town and inland port of Ismailia, 1869. Map of the town of Ismailia on Lake Timsah in Egypt, showing the freshwater canal and pipeline built at the same time as the Suez Canal

Background imageSuez Canal Collection: Map of Egypt and the Sinai Peninsula, 1917. Creator: Unknown

Map of Egypt and the Sinai Peninsula, 1917. Creator: Unknown
Map of Egypt and the Sinai Peninsula, 1917. Fighting began in January 1915, when a German-led Ottoman force invaded the Sinai Peninsula, then part of the British Protectorate of Egypt

Background imageSuez Canal Collection: Map illustrating the Campaigns in Egypt from February, 1915, to May, 1916, . Creator: Unknown

Map illustrating the Campaigns in Egypt from February, 1915, to May, 1916, . Creator: Unknown
Map illustrating the Campaigns in Egypt from February, 1915, to May, 1916, (c1920). Alexandria and the Nile delta, Cairo, Port Said, the Suez Canal and the Sinai Peninsula during the First World War

Background imageSuez Canal Collection: Map of the Turkish attack on the Suez Canal, Egypt, First World War, 1915, (c1920)

Map of the Turkish attack on the Suez Canal, Egypt, First World War, 1915, (c1920). Map showing approximately the direction of the Turkish Attack on the Suez Canal, January 25 - February 3, 1915

Background imageSuez Canal Collection: Canal de Suez; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. Creator: Unknown

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

Background imageSuez Canal Collection: Le Periple des Russes : De Moscou a Marseille par la Siberie, les Mers de Chine et des... 1916

Le Periple des Russes : De Moscou a Marseille par la Siberie, les Mers de Chine et des... 1916. Creator: Unknown
Le Periple des Russes : De Moscou a Marseille par la Siberie, les Mers de Chine et des Indes et le Canal de Suez; Traversee du canal de Suez par le premier des transports de troupes russes

Background imageSuez Canal Collection: The Indian Relief Trooping Season - Passing through the Suez Canal, 1891. Creator: Unknown

The Indian Relief Trooping Season - Passing through the Suez Canal, 1891. Creator: Unknown
The Indian Relief Trooping Season - Passing through the Suez Canal, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

Background imageSuez Canal Collection: F. de Lesseps, c. 1876. Creator: Nadar

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

Background imageSuez Canal Collection: At the Suez Canal, 1898. Creator: Christian Wilhelm Allers

At the Suez Canal, 1898. Creator: Christian Wilhelm Allers
At the Suez Canal, 1898. Am Sues-Kanal - camels on the bank of the canal, Egypt. From " Rund um die Erde" [Round the Earth], written and illustrated by C. W. Allers

Background imageSuez Canal Collection: Canal de Suez. La Tribune des Souverains, 1869. Creator: Riou, Edouard (1833-1900)

Canal de Suez. La Tribune des Souverains, 1869. Creator: Riou, Edouard (1833-1900)
Canal de Suez. La Tribune des Souverains, 1869. Found in the Collection of Musee national du chateau de Compiegne

Background imageSuez Canal Collection: Inauguration Ceremony of the Suez Canal at Port-Said, 17 November, 1869, 1869. Creator: Riou

Inauguration Ceremony of the Suez Canal at Port-Said, 17 November, 1869, 1869. Creator: Riou
Inauguration Ceremony of the Suez Canal at Port-Said, 17 November, 1869, 1869. Found in the Collection of Musee national du chateau de Compiegne

Background imageSuez Canal Collection: The Turkish Defeat on the Suez Canal, c1915, (1919). Creator: Unknown

The Turkish Defeat on the Suez Canal, c1915, (1919). Creator: Unknown
The Turkish Defeat on the Suez Canal, c1915, (1919). Scene from the First World War: The Turkish attacks on the Suez Canal [in Egypt] resulted disastrously

Background imageSuez Canal Collection: Steamers Passing in the Suez Canal, c1930. Creator: ENA

Steamers Passing in the Suez Canal, c1930. Creator: ENA
Steamers Passing in the Suez Canal, c1930. From " The Wonder Book of Engineering Wonders", edited by Harry Golding. [Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, London and Melbourne]

Background imageSuez Canal Collection: Ships on the Suez Canal, Kantara, Egypt, 1895. Creator: W &s Ltd

Ships on the Suez Canal, Kantara, Egypt, 1895. Creator: W &s Ltd
Ships on the Suez Canal, Kantara, Egypt, 1895. The Suez Canal, designed by French engineer Ferdinand de Lesseps, opened on 17 November 1869

Background imageSuez Canal Collection: The entrance to the Suez Canal at Port Said, Egypt, 1895. Creator: Unknown

The entrance to the Suez Canal at Port Said, Egypt, 1895. Creator: Unknown
The entrance to the Suez Canal at Port Said, Egypt, 1895. The city, on the coast of the Mediterranean, was established in 1859 during the construction of the canal

Background imageSuez Canal Collection: Opening of the Suez Canal, 1869, (c1871). Creator: Martin

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

Background imageSuez Canal Collection: Steamer Point II. Aden, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown

Steamer Point II. Aden, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown
Steamer Point II. Aden, c1918-c1939. From an album of postcards

Background imageSuez Canal Collection: The Landing Stage. Aden, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown

The Landing Stage. Aden, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown
The Landing Stage. Aden, c1918-c1939. From an album of postcards

Background imageSuez Canal Collection: Kantara - The Suez Canal, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown

Kantara - The Suez Canal, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown
Kantara - The Suez Canal, c1918-c1939. From an album of postcards

Background imageSuez Canal Collection: Steamer Point in Aden, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown

Steamer Point in Aden, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown
Steamer Point in Aden, c1918-c1939. From an album of postcards

Background imageSuez Canal Collection: Ismailia - The Canal, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown

Ismailia - The Canal, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown
Ismailia - The Canal, c1918-c1939. From an album of postcards

Background imageSuez Canal Collection: Port-Said - Entrance of the Canal, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown

Port-Said - Entrance of the Canal, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown
Port-Said - Entrance of the Canal, c1918-c1939. From an album of postcards

Background imageSuez Canal Collection: Kantara - British Ship passing the Suez Canal, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown

Kantara - British Ship passing the Suez Canal, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown
Kantara - British Ship passing the Suez Canal, c1918-c1939. From an album of postcards

Background imageSuez Canal Collection: Canal of Suez - The Station of Terreplain, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown

Canal of Suez - The Station of Terreplain, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown
Canal of Suez - The Station of Terreplain, c1918-c1939. From an album of postcards

Background imageSuez Canal Collection: Suez - The Docks, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown

Suez - The Docks, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown
Suez - The Docks, c1918-c1939. From an album of postcards

Background imageSuez Canal Collection: Port-Said - General view and Statue of Lesseps, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown

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

Background imageSuez Canal Collection: Canal of Suez - The curve of el-Guersh, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown

Canal of Suez - The curve of el-Guersh, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown
Canal of Suez - The curve of el-Guersh, c1918-c1939. From an album of postcards

Background imageSuez Canal Collection: Post Office and Bay, Aden, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown

Post Office and Bay, Aden, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown
Post Office and Bay, Aden, c1918-c1939. From an album of postcards

Background imageSuez Canal Collection: Kantara - Camels passing the Suez Canal, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown

Kantara - Camels passing the Suez Canal, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown
Kantara - Camels passing the Suez Canal, c1918-c1939. From an album of postcards

Background imageSuez Canal Collection: Port-Said - The Plan of the Canal, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown

Port-Said - The Plan of the Canal, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown
Port-Said - The Plan of the Canal, c1918-c1939. From an album of postcards

Background imageSuez Canal Collection: Ismailia - Lac Timsah, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown

Ismailia - Lac Timsah, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown
Ismailia - Lac Timsah, c1918-c1939. From an album of postcards

Background imageSuez Canal Collection: Suez - View of the toun during high waters, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown

Suez - View of the toun during high waters, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown
Suez - View of the toun during high waters, c1918-c1939. From an album of postcards

Background imageSuez Canal Collection: Ismailia - The flood-gate downwards, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown

Ismailia - The flood-gate downwards, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown
Ismailia - The flood-gate downwards, c1918-c1939. From an album of postcards

Background imageSuez Canal Collection: Canal of Suez. The bitter lakes - The north light-house, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown

Canal of Suez. The bitter lakes - The north light-house, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown
Canal of Suez. The bitter lakes - The north light-house, c1918-c1939. From an album of postcards

Background imageSuez Canal Collection: Port Said. - Statue of Ferdinand de Lesseps, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown

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

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

Background imageSuez Canal Collection: Canal of Suez - Tussun curve, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown

Canal of Suez - Tussun curve, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown
Canal of Suez - Tussun curve, c1918-c1939. From an album of postcards

Background imageSuez Canal Collection: Canal of Suez - Chantier VI, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown

Canal of Suez - Chantier VI, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown
Canal of Suez - Chantier VI, c1918-c1939. From an album of postcards

Background imageSuez Canal Collection: View of the Port Tewfiek, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown

View of the Port Tewfiek, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown
View of the Port Tewfiek, c1918-c1939. From an album of postcards

Background imageSuez Canal Collection: Port Said. - The entrance to the canal and Offices to the Company, c1918-c1939

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

Background imageSuez Canal Collection: Port-Said. - General view harbour. - LL. c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown

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

Background imageSuez Canal Collection: Earth from space - the Sinai Peninsula, Egypt, c1980s. Creator: NASA

Earth from space - the Sinai Peninsula, Egypt, c1980s. Creator: NASA
Earth from space - the Sinai Peninsula, Egypt, c1980s. Showing the Gulf of Suez, the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba

Background imageSuez Canal Collection: Guarding the Banks of the Suez Canal, (1919). Creator: Unknown

Guarding the Banks of the Suez Canal, (1919). Creator: Unknown
Guarding the Banks of the Suez Canal, (1919). Scene from the First World War, 1914-1919: Many bombastic threats were made by the Turks as to how they were going to cross the Suez Canal

Background imageSuez Canal Collection: Mose in Egitto !!!, 1875. Artist: Joseph Swain

Mose in Egitto !!!, 1875. Artist: Joseph Swain
Mose in Egitto !!!, 1875.The Conservative Prime Minister, Disraeli, holds the key to India. This relates to the purchase by Britains government of the Suez Canal shares

Background imageSuez Canal Collection: The Isthmus of Suez, ca 1845. Artist: Caffi, Ippolito (1814-1866)

The Isthmus of Suez, ca 1845. Artist: Caffi, Ippolito (1814-1866)
The Isthmus of Suez, ca 1845. Found in the collection of Ca Pesaro Galleria Internazionale d Arte Moderna, Venice

Background imageSuez Canal Collection: Ismailia, c1882

Ismailia, c1882. Episode of the Anglo-Egyptian War (1882). From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. IV, by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1880]

Background imageSuez Canal Collection: Suez Canal, 1924. Artist: Zangaki

Suez Canal, 1924. Artist: Zangaki
Suez Canal, 1924. From The British Empire in Pictures, by H. Clive Barnard, M.A. B.Litt. [A. & C. Black, Limited, London, 1924]

Background imageSuez Canal Collection: Suez, c1882

Suez, c1882. Episode of the Anglo-Egyptian War, (1882). From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. IV, by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1880]

Background imageSuez Canal Collection: M. De Lesseps, c1882

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

Background imageSuez Canal Collection: Steam-Ships Passing Through the Suez Canal, c1882

Steam-Ships Passing Through the Suez Canal, c1882.. Episode of the Anglo-Egyptian War (1882). From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. IV, by James Grant

Background imageSuez Canal Collection: Ferdinand de Lesseps, French diplomat and later developer of the Suez Canal, 1893

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

Background imageSuez Canal Collection: Opening of the Suez Canal, Egypt, 1869

Opening of the Suez Canal, Egypt, 1869. Arrival of Eugenie, Empress of the French, on board the Aigle, at Port Said. The British squadron are firing their guns in salute

Background imageSuez Canal Collection: Offices of the Suez Canal Company, Port Said, Egypt, 20th century. Artist: Isaac Behar

Offices of the Suez Canal Company, Port Said, Egypt, 20th century. Artist: Isaac Behar
Offices of the Suez Canal Company, Port Said, Egypt, 20th century

Background imageSuez Canal Collection: Steamer coaling, Port Said, Egypt, 20th century

Steamer coaling, Port Said, Egypt, 20th century. Port Said is a fuelling station for ships passing through the Suez Canal

Background imageSuez Canal Collection: Steamers passing through the Suez Canal, Egypt, 20th century

Steamers passing through the Suez Canal, Egypt, 20th century

Background imageSuez Canal Collection: The illuminations of Port Said during the opening of the Suez Canal, Egypt, 1869

The illuminations of Port Said during the opening of the Suez Canal, Egypt, 1869. From a supplement to The Illustrated London News (11 December 1869)

Background imageSuez Canal Collection: Phare de Port-Said, c1900

Phare de Port-Said, c1900
Phare de Port-Said. c1900. The lighthouse of Port Said, Egypt, was built in 1869 during the reign of Ismail Pasha (1863-1879) to plans by the French architect Francois Coignet (1814-1888)

Background imageSuez Canal Collection: Port-Said. Vue du Phare avec le Casino, c1900

Port-Said. Vue du Phare avec le Casino, c1900. A view of the Lighthouse and Casino, Port Said, Egypt. [Isaac Behar, Port-Said, c1900]

Background imageSuez Canal Collection: Statue of Ferdinand de Lesseps, Port Said, Egypt, c1920s-c1930s(?)

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

Background imageSuez Canal Collection: Ferdinand de Lesseps, 19th century French diplomat and entrepreneur, (1900)

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

Background imageSuez Canal Collection: View of the Suez Canal, Egypt, 1900

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)

Background imageSuez Canal Collection: The Opening of the Suez Canal, Port Said, Egypt, 17 November 1869

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

Background imageSuez Canal Collection: The inauguration of the Suez Canal, 17 November 1869, (1900). Artist: Edouard Riou

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

Background imageSuez Canal Collection: The Suez Canal, 1864. Artist: Rieger, Alberto (1834-1904)

The Suez Canal, 1864. Artist: Rieger, Alberto (1834-1904)
The Suez Canal, 1864. Found in the collection of the Museo Rivoltella, Trieste

Background imageSuez Canal Collection: Ferdinand de Lesseps, French diplomat and entrepreneur, 1894. Artist: Henri Meyer

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

Background imageSuez Canal Collection: Russian warships passing through the Suez Canal, Russo-Japanese War, 1904-5

Russian warships passing through the Suez Canal, Russo-Japanese War, 1904-5
Russian warships, led by the Pobeida, passing through the Suez Canal, Russo-Japanese War, 1904-5. From Le Pe; tit Journal, Paris, 17 January 1904

Background imageSuez Canal Collection: Passengers joining a P&O liner in the Thames, c1890. Artist: P&O Pencillings

Passengers joining a P&O liner in the Thames, c1890. Artist: P&O Pencillings
Passengers joining a P&O liner in the Thames, c1890. Embarking for a voyage through the Suez Canal to India, Australia or Japan

Background imageSuez Canal Collection: Convention-al Politeness, 1887. Artist: Joseph Swain

Convention-al Politeness, 1887. Artist: Joseph Swain
Convention-al Politeness, 1887. John Bull, the representative of the British people, handed over the Suez Canal Convention to France



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