Author: WYSE, L.N.B.,
Title: Le Canal de Panama. L'Isthme Américain. Explorations; comparaison des Tracés Étudies, Négocitations; État des Travaux.
Description: Paris, 1886. large 8°. recent cloth, wrap. laid-down on upper boards and spine, orig. blue printed wraps. bound-up. 399pp. frontisp.(woodcut portr. of author), 90 mainly full-p. wood-cut plates, very large fold. col. map of the Panama-Isthmus, 1:500.000, drawn by author, short legenda printed in upper left corner of map, inset-map in upper right corner being an overall-map of the Colombian States, Terrain-profile of the traverse in lower left corner of map; large fold. col. panoramic plan of the Canal, 1: 100.000 (after the plans of 1879 and 1881-2; very large fold. synoptical table (revised) listing all previous projects, all drawn and made-up by author, extensive foot-notes, list of geological features & list of plates at end, appendix. An important french evaluation of various plans to cut the Isthmus of Panama, whilst the attempt under Ferdinand de Lesseps was already well underway (1881-9)(but collapsed in bankruptcy in 1889). The Appendix lists the various treaties closed in order to execute the original plan of De Lesseps. The canal was completed in 1914. Completely uncut copy in Near MINT condition. (orig. blue wraps. with fraying on rims).

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