The caption for this 1891 illustration reads: ‘Plan of Panama Excavations - Ferdinand De Lesseps.’ Ferdinand Marie, vicomte de Lesseps (died 1894) was a French diplomat and later developer of the Suez Canal, which in 1869 joined the Mediterranean and Red Seas, substantially reducing sailing distances and times between Europe and East Asia.

The caption for this 1891 illustration reads: ‘Plan of Panama Excavations - Ferdinand De Lesseps.’  Ferdinand Marie, vicomte de Lesseps (died 1894)  was a French diplomat and later developer of the Suez Canal, which in 1869 joined the Mediterranean and Red Seas, substantially reducing sailing distances and times between Europe and East Asia. Stock Photo
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Ivy Close Images / Alamy Stock Photo

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2HK1GAT

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53.2 MB (3.1 MB Compressed download)

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4830 x 3849 px | 40.9 x 32.6 cm | 16.1 x 12.8 inches | 300dpi

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5 January 2021

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