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Stock# 45927
Description
Striking Decorative map and view of the progress of the Panama Canal.
The map is divided into three sections:
- a profile view of the canal
- a bird's-eye view of the canal
- a smaller map of Panama.
The large Bird's-eye view covers from the Bay of Panama to Lemon Bay. It identifies cities along the canal route as well as the locks themselves. The chart above it show excavations made by American and French authorities.
Below the view proper, there is a map of Panama. Text to either side of this map describe the Republic of Panama. The verso features 10 images of construction work on the canal. There are at least two states of the map, distinguished by the logo appearing in the upper left quadrant and the verso content.
![(Colombia and Panama) Quarta Hoja que Comprehende las Costas de la Provincia de Cartagena, Golfo Del Darien y Provincio de Porto Velo con el Golfo de Panama y Archipelago de las Perlas. Madrid Año 1817. [Fourth Sheet that Covers the Coasts of the Province of Cartagena, Gulf of Darien and Province of Porto Bello with the Gulf of Panama and Archipelago of the Pearls. Madrid, Year 1817.]](https://storage.googleapis.com/raremaps/img/small/95581.jpg)
