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Building starts on the Suez Canal under the engineer and designer Ferdinand de Lisseps (or Lesseps).
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- 01Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau
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Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, April 23). Building starts on the Suez Canal under the engineer and designer Ferdinand de Lisseps (or Lesseps).. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082159
South African History Online (2012) 'Building starts on the Suez Canal under the engineer and designer Ferdinand de Lisseps (or Lesseps).', South African History Online, 23 April. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082159 (Accessed: 1 August 2026).
South African History Online, Building starts on the Suez Canal under the engineer and designer Ferdinand de Lisseps (or Lesseps). [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082159, (accessed 1 August 2026).
"Building starts on the Suez Canal under the engineer and designer Ferdinand de Lisseps (or Lesseps).." South African History Online, 23 Apr. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082159. Accessed 1 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "Building starts on the Suez Canal under the engineer and designer Ferdinand de Lisseps (or Lesseps).." South African History Online. April 23, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082159.
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Cape St Francis, Western Cape Peninsula
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