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.
Building the Suez Canal.
Percement de L'Isthme de Suez. / [Suez Canal.]
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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)