PANAMA ISTHMUS shows 7 proposed canal, rail & road routes RAPKIN/TALLIS 1851 map

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'Isthmus of Panama'. Map drawn and engraved by J. Rapkin; vignette illustrations drawn by H Warren & engraved by J Wrightson. Published by John Tallis & Co (1851). Antique engraved map by J Rapkin, published by John Tallis. Original outline hand colour, decorative border, and attractive inset vignette views, 36.5 x 26.5cm, 14.5 x 10.25 inches

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CAPTION PRINTED BELOW PICTURE: 'Isthmus of Panama'

The map indicates, in pink, seven routes for "proposed railway and canal communications" connecting the Atlantic/Caribbean & Pacific oceans. Three of the proposed routes pass through Panama; three through Lake Nicaragua, and one through present day Venezuela. The Venezuela route connects the Gulf of Darien to the Pacific mainly using existing rivers. One of the two Panama routes - indicated as a proposed rail route - is close to the existing Panama Canal which was eventually opened in 1914; a second connects Caledonian bay to the Gulf of San Miguel (proposed ship canal), and the third is a proposed road between Bocas del Toro and Bahia de Charco Azul. The proposed Nicaragua routes all use Lake Nicaragua, the Mosquito River & Rio San Juan. A Chinese financed inter-oceanic waterway through Nicaragua was recently proposed utilising much of the same route, although little progress has apparently been made - 165 years after the map was published. Vignettes: The fort at Chagres; Gold seekers on their way over the cordilleras.

DATE PRINTED: 1851

IMAGE SIZE: Approx 36.5 x 26.5cm, 14.5 x 10.25 inches (Large)

TYPE: Antique engraved map by J Rapkin, published by John Tallis. Original outline hand colour, decorative border, and attractive inset vignette views

CONDITION: Good; suitable for framing. The image shown may have been taken from a different example of this map than that which is offered for sale. The map you will receive is in good condition but there may be minor variations in the condition from that shown in the image. This map was coloured by hand at the time of publication, thus the colouration may vary slightly between different examples of the map; the colouring applied to the map you receive may differ slightly from that shown in the image. Please check the scan for any blemishes prior to making your purchase. Please contact us if you would like to arrange to view this map. Virtually all antiquarian maps and prints are subject to some normal aging due to use and time which is not obtrusive unless otherwise stated. We offer a no questions asked return policy.

AUTHENTICITY: This is an authentic historic print, published at the date stated above. It is not a modern copy.

VERSO: There is nothing printed on the reverse side, which is plain

ARTIST/CARTOGRAPHER/ENGRAVER: Map drawn and engraved by J. Rapkin; vignette illustrations drawn by H Warren & engraved by J Wrightson. Published by John Tallis & Co

PROVENANCE: "Tallis's Illustrated Atlas and Modern History of the World, Geographical, Political, Commercial and Statistical", edited by R Montgomery Martin Esq., published by John Tallis and Company, London & New York [Tallis's Illustrated Atlas]

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