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- 5/11/1913 (Creation)
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34 x 21 cm
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The Egyptian Public Works Ministry was established in the early 19th century (1818), mainly focusing on hydraulic engineering and irrigation projects. It constructed major irrigation canals and dams. During the period 1882-1952, when the ministry was under British control, the major dams along the river Nile were built.
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Polygraphed copy of a typewritten official letter to Cavafy, regarding the signing of an employment contract with the Irrigation Service of the ministry of Public Works of Egypt. (Alexandria)
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English
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Writing in ink. Physical item wear: oxidations; tear; paper discolouration.
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Public Works Ministry (Egypt). “Letter from the Irrigation Service to Cavafy”. Letter, 05.11.1913. GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S01-SS03-F22-SF001-0004 (986), Onassis Foundation C. P. Cavafy Fonds. From The Digital Collection of the Cavafy Archive, edited by Onassis Foundation, Athens, last modified 01.10.2025. https://doi.org/10.26256/CA-SF02-S01-SS03-F22-SF001-0004.
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Παλαιά ένδειξη ταξινόμησης
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- Public Works Ministry (Egypt) (Authority)
- Irrigation Service, 2nd Circle (Public Works Department, Egypt) (Subject)