British Travellers in the Isthmus of Suez, from Napoleon’s Campaign (1798) to the Construction of the Canal (1859)
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14 octobre 2019
- doi: 10.4000/books.pus.6053
- isbn: 9782868209849
- eisbn: 9791034404728
https://www.openedition.org/12554 , info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
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Hélène Braeuner, « British Travellers in the Isthmus of Suez, from Napoleon’s Campaign (1798) to the Construction of the Canal (1859) », Presses universitaires de Strasbourg, ID : 10.4000/books.pus.6053
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During the eighteenth century and the first half of the nineteenth century, the narratives of travellers to Egypt recurrently mentioned the Suez Canal project, which fascinated public opinions in Europe and roused the interests of political leaders. The connection between the two seas went together with the ambition to conquer Egypt, as European powers wished to improve commercial links with India. During his Egyptian campaign (1798-1801), Napoleon Bonaparte himself explored the Isthmus of Su...