Author: LESSEPS, F. de.- SUEZ CANAL
Title: Compagnie Universelle du Canal Maritime de Suez. Rapport de M. Ferdinand de Lesseps au nom du conseil d'administration. Rapport de M.Roy-Bry au nom de la commission spéciale ... résolutions de L'assemblée Général.e.
Description: (Paris, no publ. (Comp. univ. du Canal Maritime de Suez). (1861). W. 1 folding table at the end. Finely bound in full dark blue mor., spine covers and edges richly gilt and blindst., inside dentelles, marbled paper endp. [n1, 1 - 4 in 8, X1]. (II, 65, I (blank) pp.). (All edges gilt.). (Tri colored silken reading ribbon.). De luxe copy. Reports of the general meeting of shareholders in the Suez Canal Company, second meeting, 15 May 1861. Encycl. Brit. 11th ed. vol. 26, p. 22 - 25: 'Although the sultan's confirmation of the concession was not actually granted till 1866, de Lesseps in 1858 opened the subscription list for his company, the capital of which was 200 million francs in 400,000 shares ... On the 25th of April 1859 the work of construction was formally begun, ... progress was not very rapid. ... The formal opening of the canal was celebrated in November 1869.': Polak, 5914:

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