J. Revin's Plan for Completing the Panama Canal
Scope and Contents
Printed plan for completing the Panama Canal by J. Revin, dated April 1891 with two sheets of "improvements" dated November 1891. Revin proposes using inclined planes, instead of locks, to complete the canal. Written in French and includes some technical drawings.
Dates
- Creation: 1891
Creator
- Revin, J. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
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Conditions Governing Use
Researchers are solely responsible for determining the copyright status of the materials being used, establishing who the copyright owner is, locating the copyright owner, and obtaining permission for intended use.
Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 oversized folder)
Language of Materials
French
Metadata Rights Declarations
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Hugues de Latude, November 2014.
Processing Information
The document has been rehoused in an acid-free folder.
Geographic
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- John Zarrillo
- Date
- 2024-03
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository
Lauinger Library, 5th Floor
37th and O Streets, N.W.
Washington DC 20057
speccoll@georgetown.edu
