CANAL DE SUEZ - Edme François JOMARD(1777-1862, Engineer, Ge - Lot 512

CANAL DE SUEZ - Edme François JOMARD(1777-1862, Engineer, Geographer and Archaeologist, he was part of the 1798 Egyptian Expedition and Honorary President of the Institute of Egypt). Autograph letter signed, 1 page in-8° plus address page (letter carried), to Ferdinand de LESSEPS (the contractor building the Suez Canal), JOMARD was himself Honorary President of the Compagnie universelle du Canal maritime de Suez and played an active role in promoting this project: "Dear Honorable Ami, I believe that so far all is going well.Your publication has achieved its goal.It enlightens everyone. No doubt it will be reported in the Moniteur; in any case, I'm sending a copy to an editor. Here's how the seven copies were distributed: L'Institut, la bibliothèque Impériale Département de Géographie, la Société de Géographie, la Compagnie des Paquebots à vapeur (Mr. West), la Chambre des Députés, le Moniteur, and I only have time to embrace you, all in a hurry. "(This is probably the 1855 publication by Ferdinand de Lesseps of "Percement de l'Isthme de Suez - Exposé et documents officiels")