THE
ISTHMUS OF SUEZ
QUESTION.
BY
M. FERDINAND DE LESSEPS,
MINISTER PLENIPOTENTIARY.
“APERIRE TERRAM GENTIBUS.”
LONDON:
LONGMAN, BROWN, GREEN, AND LONGMANS.
PARIS:
GALIGNANI AND CO.
1855.
| Page | ||
| The Question Submitted | 7 | |
| APPENDIX. | ||
| No. | ||
| I. | M. De Lesseps’ Memorial to the Viceroy | 18 |
| II. | Firman of Concession | 28 |
| III. | M. De Lesseps’ Instructions to the Engineers | 52 |
| IV. | Precursory Scheme | 58 |
| V. | Letter from the Grand Vizier to the Viceroy | 170 |
| VI. | M. De Lesseps’ Report | 174 |
| VII. | Opinion of Mr. Anderson | 182 |
| VIII. | Opinion of Captain Vetch | 204 |
| IX. | Article from the Moniteur | 212 |
| 1 | Franc = about 9½ d. or, 25 fr. = 1£. |
| 81 | Livres = 80 francs. |
| 1 | Quintal = about 220½ lbs. |
| 1 | Metre = 39⅜ inches nearly. |
| 1 | Kilometre = about 1093⅔ yards, or nearly 5 furlongs. |
| 1 | Hectare = 2 acres, 4712, or nearly 2½ acres. |
| 1 | Litre about 1¾ pint. |
The figures following the denomination are decimal parts;thus: 7 fr. 25, 6 met. 50 represent respectively 7¼ francs,6½ metres.