Name of Object:

Panoramic view of the Isthmus of the Suez, tracing the canal between the two seas

Location:

Paris, France

Holding Institution:

National Library of France

 About National Library of France, Paris

Date of Object:

1855

Author:

Louis Maurice Adolphe Linant de Bellefonds (1799-1883)

Inventory Number:

GE C 10639

Description:

Between 1859 and 1869, the Compagnie Universelle du Canal Maritime de Suez built a canal joining the Red Sea to the Mediterranean, thus opening up a strategic trade route towards the Indian subcontinent. This panoramic image was drawn by Louis Maurice Adolphe Linant de Bellefonds (1798–1883), artist and explorer fascinated with Egypt who played a key role, alongside Ferdinand de Lesseps, in the planning and construction of the Suez Canal.

Archival or Bibliographical Reference:

GE C 10639

Citation of this web page:

"Panoramic view of the Isthmus of the Suez, tracing the canal between the two seas" in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2024. https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;fr;23;en;N

Translation by: Flaminia Baldwin

MWNF Working Number: FR 023