Opening of the Suez Canal
SOLD February 2001 |
Larger-format albumen print showing the international fleet gathered at the ceremonial opening of the Suez Canal, 1869, by Pascal Sebah. Titled in the negative "No. 115. Les flottes dans le Lac Timsah. / P. Sébah Phot." Vintage print ca. 1870, 10 x 13 inches (26x33 cm) mounted on period sheet.
An historical nautical scene dramatically composed.
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