Ferdinand de Lesseps (1805-1894) French diplomat and canal promoter. The Suez Canal project, begun in 1860 was successfully completed in 1869. His project for a Panama Canal, begun in 1881, was abandoned in 1888. Cartoon by Edward Linley Sambourne in the Punch's Fancy Portraits series from 'Punch' (London, 11 August 1883).

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Ferdinand de Lesseps (1805-1894) French diplomat and canal promoter. The Suez Canal project, begun in 1860 was successfully completed in 1869. His project for a Panama Canal, begun in 1881, was abandoned in 1888. Cartoon by Edward Linley Sambourne in the Punch's Fancy Portraits series from 'Punch' (London, 11 August 1883).

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