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Barreau, L. (sold)


L. Barreau (fl. c. 1865 - 1870) was a French engineer based in Alexandria. We have unearthed little about this elusive figure. He issued one beautifully surveyed map of Alexandria and a pamphlet on the Suez Canal, both in 1868.
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Building the Suez Canal.

Percement de L'Isthme de Suez. / [Suez Canal.]

1868 (dated)
12.5 x 34.5 in (31.75 x 87.63 cm)
SuezCanal-barreau-1868

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This is a dramatic large map of the Suez Canal, Egypt, issued in 1868, a year before the canal opened to commercial traffic. The map accompanies a scarce publication by L. Barreau, a French civil engineer based in Alexandria, describing the monumental undertaking. (more details)

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