Discoveries and inventions of the nineteenth century (1905)
Routledge, Robert · London : G. Routledge and Sons · leaf 299
ia, thus saving the great seavoyage round Africa and the Cape of Good Hope. Nevertheless, itinvolves two transhipments—from the steamer to the rail at Alexandria,and from the railway to the steamer at Suez. Let us notice in order the places passed by the traveller in going from PortSaid to Suez and… … FlG. 127.—Port Said, the Medite7ranean entra7ice to the Suez Canal. trance to the canal, situated on the flat sands at the entrance of the canal,and is built chiefly of wood, with straight wide streets and houses, andalthough it now contams several thousand inhabitants, before themaking of the…
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