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J. Revin's Plan for Completing the Panama Canal

 Collection — Box: GTM Shared Box 24, Folder: 2
Identifier: GTM-20141104

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

  • 1891

Creator

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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.

Creator

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

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