Project Gutenberg 2004-12-20 Public domain in the USA. 47 Anonymous Anonyme Anonymous, Anonymous Suez De Aarde en haar Volken, 1865 Reading ease score: 62.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the PG Distributed Proofreaders Team "Suez" by Anonymous is a historical account likely written in the mid-19th century. The book explores the significance of Suez and the canal project that was anticipated to connect Europe and Asia, highlighting the transformation and importance of the region in global trade and civilization. It reflects on historical cities that have risen and fallen, drawing parallels between past empires and the emerging relevance of Suez in a modern context. The opening of the book presents a philosophical examination of history, likening it to a grand drama where nations play their roles only to fade into obscurity. The author ponders the fate of great cities like Ninive, Babylon, and Alexandria, contrasting them with the nascent importance of Suez. It goes on to detail the geographical positioning of Suez and the journey to reach it from Europe, emphasizing the ongoing changes in trade routes and the expectations tied to the canal project spearheaded by Ferdinand de Lesseps. The text serves both as a guide to understanding the strategic importance of the Suez region and as a commentary on the anticipatory nature of this grand engineering endeavor. (This is an automatically generated summary.) nl Suez (Egypt) -- Description and travel Suez Canal (Egypt) DT Text De Aarde en haar Volken Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography 165984 165703 2024-10-06T12:45:12.656914 2023-09-07T03:31:25.940879 text/html text/html 162147 2020-12-18T23:40:30 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 2042273 2020-12-18T23:40:31 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2222097 2024-10-06T12:45:18.681864 application/epub+zip 2223937 2024-10-06T12:45:14.873881 application/epub+zip 127371 2024-10-06T12:45:13.504039 application/epub+zip 2050827 2024-10-06T12:45:21.402888 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2033412 2024-10-06T12:45:17.688855 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 189049 2022-09-07T16:13:24.820544 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 147711 147658 2024-10-06T12:45:12.068917 2023-09-07T03:31:25.501879 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 147406 2020-12-18T23:40:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 56819 2020-12-18T23:40:31 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19827 2024-10-06T12:45:21.532845 application/rdf+xml 9060 2024-10-06T12:45:14.046881 image/jpeg 2638 2024-10-06T12:45:13.775912 image/jpeg 2102805 2024-10-06T12:45:12.778914 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia More titles under Unknown