
Rhyanon Demery
Head of Sale
£8,000 - £12,000
Head of Sale
MAGNIFICENTLY BOUND IN CONTEMPORARY FRENCH RED MOROCCO. In 1798 Jacques-Marie Le Père, chief engineer of the Ponts et Chaussées, was commissioned by Napoleon to investigate the possibility of building a canal between the Mediterranean and the Red Sea. His findings were presented to Napoleon in 1803 and, whilst mistakenly concluding that the sea level between the Red Sea and the Mediterranean were different, the report was an important basis for Ferdinand de Lesseps' successful plans for the Suez Canal.
Withdrawn.