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| Picture No | 11007813 |
| Date | circa 1930s |
| Description | Egypt - Port Said - Statue of Ferdinand de Lesseps |
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General view of Port Said in Egypt, showing the statue of Ferdinand de Lesseps. Ferdinand Marie, Vicomte de Lesseps, GCSI (1805–1894) was the French developer of the Suez Canal, which joined the Mediterranean and Red Seas for the first time in 1869, and substantially reduced sailing distances and times between the West and the East.
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| Source | Postcard |
| Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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