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.

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