Middle East.- Création d'une Compagnie Franco-Arabe, 2 printed documents and 3 manuscript slips, [1871-72], (5)

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Middle East.- Création d'une Compagnie Franco-Arabe; Création d'une Compagnie Fran aise, printed documents, foldlines, loose as issued, [1871-72]; and 3 notes in manuscript by a Captain Sicard relating to the creation of a Franco-Arab company, v.s. (5) *** Together a small collection concerning the creation of a Franco-Arab company, which was headquartered in Lyon and headed by Captain Sicard, with the aim of developing trade relations "with the coasts of Arabia, the Persian Gulf, Southern Persia, and the valleys of Ancient Mesopotamia" via the newly opened Suez Canal.

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