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Stock Code VM-CMC01 |
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1882 certificate for this French
company which built the Corinthian Canal between 1882 and 1893,
connecting the Gulf of Corinth with the Aegean Sea.
The certificate has a large illustration of an
old map showing Austria-Hungary, Dalmatia, Bosnia, Serbia,
Bulgaria and Greece as part of the Turkish Empire. It shows the
old sea routes leading south of Greece and the much shorter new
sea routes through the Canal. It also depicts a cross-section of
the canal, showing heights of the hills cut through, up to 78
metres, and the canal length of c. 6km. It also shows a small
vignette of the Flying Pegasus and a small vignette of goddess
Athena.
Certificate size is 21
cm high x 30 cm wide (9" x 12").
A perfect personalised
gift for someone who:
- works or worked in the
marine industry
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