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No.III. Map of vertical section of the proposed Honduras interoceanic railway
Davis, Charles Henry
No.III. Map of vertical...
1866
1789.004
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Davis, Charles Henry
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No.III. Map of vertical section of the proposed Honduras interoceanic railway. Located 1857 & 1858. Authorities. E.G. Squier ... J.C. Trautwine ... Com. W.N. Jefers, U.S.N. Hydrographic Eng. & Deputy Agt. Drawn by G. Thompson, June, 1866. Bowen & Co. Lith. Philada. "To accompany Report of Rear Admiral C.H. Davis, U.S.N., ordered by resolution of the Senate of the United States of March 19th. 1866". (inset) Profile.
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1789.004
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Uncolored map with one profile on 1 sheet, folded to 23x15. Shows railroad lines, cities, rivers, etc. Includes references. Relief shown by hachures. "Horizontal scale (1:633,600) 10 miles to 1 in. Vertical scale (1:520,000) 2000 feet to 1 in."
Covers: Neue Karte von Mittel-America ; A New Map of Central America
Kiepert, Heinrich
Covers: Neue Karte von ...
1858
6818.001
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Kiepert, Heinrich
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(Covers to) H. Kiepert's Neue Karte von Mittel-America ; A New Map of Central America Drawn With The Help of All Recent Surveys and Other Itinerary Materials Hitherto Published by H. Kiepert . . . 1858. Berlin, D. Reimer. Engraved on stone by Ed. Kolitz. Printed by C. Monecke, Berlin. (insets) The State of San Salvador and the Proposed Honduras Railroad from the surveys made in 1853 by E.G. Squier and W.N. Jeffers ; Isthums of Tehuantepec as surveyed for the proposed railroad, by Col. Barnard, 1851 ; The River San Juan De Nicaragua from the survey made in 1847 by von Bulow ; The Isthums and Raiload of Panama from survey Executed 1849 by G.W. Hughes ; Tract of the proposed Interoceanic Canal of the Rio Atrato surveyed in 1854 by W. Kennish of New York.
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6818.001
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Color map with 5 insets, dissected and mounted on linen folded to 24 x 14, with original booksellers plate and stamp on frontice identifying E Andriveau-Goujon as the original seller of the map. Extremely rare arge format map of Central America, prepared during one of the most fascinating periods in American History, during whch time a number of Foreign and Domestic powers fought and schemed for control of the region. Kiepert's map was one of the most detailed and important maps of Central America. The present example of the map was apparently utilized by a contemporary owner to track the various French, English and American proposals for canals crossing Central America. The annotations on this map are relatively confusing, but suggest knowledge of various proposals for constructing canals across Central America, including Pr. Napoleon, Pr. Belly, Pr. Garella, Pr. Darien and Pr. Anlgai? Pr. Napoleon would refer to the proposal favored by Napoleon III to construct a crossing through Nicaragua. During this time, Napoleon III and Maximillian were actively proposing a Central American Alliance to control commerce and transit across the Isthmus and to block American private and commercial efforts to control the region. Napoleon III was known to favor a series of canals through Lake Nicaragua. Includes explanation of Spanish words, text, and notation by H. Kiepert, Berlin august 1857. Relief shown by hachures.
Neue Karte von Mittel-America ; A New Map of Central America
Kiepert, Heinrich
Neue Karte von Mittel-A...
1858
6818.002
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Kiepert, Heinrich
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H. Kiepert's Neue Karte von Mittel-America ; A New Map of Central America Drawn With The Help of All Recent Surveys and Other Itinerary Materials Hitherto Published by H. Kiepert . . . 1858. Berlin, D. Reimer. Engraved on stone by Ed. Kolitz. Printed by C. Monecke, Berlin. (insets) The State of San Salvador and the Proposed Honduras Railroad from the surveys made in 1853 by E.G. Squier and W.N. Jeffers ; Isthums of Tehuantepec as surveyed for the proposed railroad, by Col. Barnard, 1851 ; The River San Juan De Nicaragua from the survey made in 1847 by von Bulow ; The Isthums and Raiload of Panama from survey Executed 1849 by G.W. Hughes ; Tract of the proposed Interoceanic Canal of the Rio Atrato surveyed in 1854 by W. Kennish of New York.
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6818.002
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Color map with 5 insets, dissected and mounted on linen folded to 24 x 14, with original booksellers plate and stamp on frontice identifying E Andriveau-Goujon as the original seller of the map. Extremely rare arge format map of Central America, prepared during one of the most fascinating periods in American History, during whch time a number of Foreign and Domestic powers fought and schemed for control of the region. Kiepert's map was one of the most detailed and important maps of Central America. The present example of the map was apparently utilized by a contemporary owner to track the various French, English and American proposals for canals crossing Central America. The annotations on this map are relatively confusing, but suggest knowledge of various proposals for constructing canals across Central America, including Pr. Napoleon, Pr. Belly, Pr. Garella, Pr. Darien and Pr. Anlgai? Pr. Napoleon would refer to the proposal favored by Napoleon III to construct a crossing through Nicaragua. During this time, Napoleon III and Maximillian were actively proposing a Central American Alliance to control commerce and transit across the Isthmus and to block American private and commercial efforts to control the region. Napoleon III was known to favor a series of canals through Lake Nicaragua. Includes explanation of Spanish words, text, and notation by H. Kiepert, Berlin august 1857. Relief shown by hachures.
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