[Panama]

Bird's Eye View of the Panama Canal & Map of Panama [cover title]

Panama: I.L. Maduro, [ca. 1910]. Folding map, 18 x 24 inches. Original printed wrappers. Light wear and sunning to wrapper edges. A few short separations along folds, one of which repaired with tape, none affecting text of map image. Good plus. Item #369

Attractive promotional for the construction of the Panama Canal, issued by a local souvenir store. One side of the sheet are an overhead view of the canal route with locations of the proposed canal locks and other unfinished construction and two smaller maps, one of Panama as a whole and a topographical profile of necessary excavations along the route. The other side prints a "History of Isthmian Canal," accompanied by eleven photographic reproductions depicting work sites and other views related to the construction.

Price: $150.00