Ferdinand de LESSEPS (1805-1894) engineer and diplomat, he had the Suez Canal built. Photograph with autograph signature and date, Ismailia 17 November 1869; business card size. Portrait in bust, in medallion, taken in Cairo by H. Délié et Cie, a branch of the Pierson House, photographer of the Emperor, in Paris. Under his portrait, Lesseps signed and dated: "Ferd. de Lesseps Ismaïlia 17 9bre 1869".