Venice sends an ambassador to the Sultan of Turkey, proposing
the construction of a Suez Canal. Navigable waterways had been
engineered between the Mediterranean and Red Seas before, but these
had fallen into disrepair around 1000 AD, so this was the first
modern proposal for a canal.
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Editors, Litencyc. "Venice proposes the construction of a Suez Canal". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 November 2010 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=14099, accessed 06 May 2024.]
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