Project Gutenberg 2009-06-29 Public domain in the USA. 138 Hill, H. R. 81180604 A Succinct View of the Importance and Practicability of Forming a Ship Canal across the Isthmus of Panama Produced by Adrian Mastronardi, Richard J. Shiffer and The Philatelic Digital Library Project at http://www.tpdlp.net and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "A Succinct View of the Importance and Practicability of Forming a Ship Canal across the Isthmus of Panama" by H. R. Hill is a scientific publication written during the mid-19th century. This book discusses the feasibility of creating a canal that would connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans through Panama, highlighting its importance for global trade and navigation. In the text, Hill argues that the establishment of a ship canal is not only practical but essential for facilitating maritime commerce between various regions, especially Europe and the Americas. He outlines the geographical advantages of the Isthmus of Panama and dispels common misconceptions about its topography and climate. The author discusses potential routes, engineering considerations, and the financial aspects of the canal's construction, suggesting that a combination of private enterprise and governmental support would be crucial to its realization. Throughout the book, Hill emphasizes the potential economic benefits of such a canal, aiming to inspire deliberation and action within commercial circles. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 46.9 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Panama Canal (Panama) Canals, Interoceanic TC F1561 Text Technology Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Engineering & Technology Category: Economics 78201 2025-07-12T07:06:26.308765 text/html 75942 2009-06-29T10:26:58 text/html 140068 2025-07-12T07:06:32.898924 application/epub+zip 138952 2025-07-12T07:06:30.205765 application/epub+zip 90321 2025-07-12T07:06:28.770754 application/epub+zip 373588 2025-07-12T07:06:34.765759 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 361337 2025-07-12T07:06:32.000785 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 99124 2022-09-13T14:31:27.080408 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 64049 2025-07-12T07:06:26.008780 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 63839 2009-06-29T10:26:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 63846 2009-06-29T10:26:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21728 2025-07-12T07:06:34.898717 application/rdf+xml 26901 2025-07-12T07:06:29.379745 image/jpeg 4845 2025-07-12T07:06:29.132780 image/jpeg 23900 2009-06-29T10:26:58 application/octet-stream application/zip 26559 2009-06-29T10:26:58 application/octet-stream application/zip 23877 2009-06-29T10:26:58 application/octet-stream application/zip 138132 2025-07-12T07:06:26.315772 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog