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Description: | Concept: education, military personnel, civilian personnel, landscape, historical reference, science / technology, shipping, aerial view, cartography Description: whole: the nine images occupy the majority, with the upper right image held within a narrow brown border. The title is integrated and positioned in the top left corner, in red and in brown. The text is separate and placed in the upper left and lower right, in brown and in red. All set against a white background. image: eight photographs of the Suez Canal, including depictions of shipping, a canal lock and an aerial view. The final image is a map of the Canal. text: LAND AND PEOPLE: 6 SUEZ CANAL HERE is something different in the Pictorial Review series. this time we want YOU to answer the following questions:- Q. On what strategic basis was the canal first conjectured and by whom? Q. What obstacles were met with in realising this project? Q. Who eventually planned and carried out this vast undertaking? Q. What was the initial British attitude towards the project? Q. How long did the Canal take to build and when was it opened for navigation? Q. Who owns the Suez Canal and to what extent is Britain involved? Q. How is the Canal financed? Q. Indian Army and Canadian War Memorials are erected on the banks of the Canal - why? Q. Can two ships pass each other in the Canal? Q. About how long does the passage of the Canal take by a steamship? THE SUEZ CANAL COMPANY'S MAP OF THE CANAL PLAN GÉNÉRAL DU CANAL Pictorial Review No. 86 Crown Copyright Reserved Army Education, M.E.L.F. Printed by The Printing and Stationery Services, M.E.L.F.-2-47 Object: ship, statue, canal lock, statue, map | Subjects: | poster | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Unknown Printer: Printing and Stationery Services, Middle East Land Forces Publisher/Sponsor: Army Education, Middle East Land Forces | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=5220... | Go to resource |
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