Original 1904 Bird's-Eye-View Map PANAMA CANAL Lake Bohio Dam Locks Profile Ship

Description

Original 1904 bird's-eye-view map of the Panama Canal, showing the proposed Chagres River dam at the western edge of Lake Bohio, printed more than 110 years ago.
Two years after this map was published, the plans were changed and work began erecting the Atlantic side dam and locks at the dam and locks at Gatún.
The image area of this handsome antique map measures 22.8 x 34.2 cm [9" x 13½"], and there is a profile view showing completed excavations as well those remaining to be done.
Details on the map include the Panama Railroad, Culebra, Obispo, Alhajuela Lake, Limon Bay, Rio Grande, Corozai, Emperador, Colon, and a tug pulling a ship through the canal toward the Miraflores Locks.
Condition:
It is in
excellent condition
, bright and clean, with
no
marks, rips, or tears.
It was drawn the year the United States bought the canal equipment and infrastructure from the French and acquired control of the Panama Canal Zone from Panama, ten years before the canal opened to ship traffic.
The map was published in
Tunison's Peerless Universal Atlas of the World,
Chicago, and it is an
original
, authentic antique map,
not
a reproduction or modern reprint.
It is fully guaranteed to be genuine.
Henry Cuthbert Tunison was one of America's well regarded, but little known, atlas publishers in the late 19th- and early 20th-century.
On the reverse side there are photographs of 13 government buildings in Washington, D.C.
Either side would make a handsome display in your den or office. It would also make a perfect gift, and we'll include our helpful framing tips with your purchase, along with a photocopy of the dated title page of the atlas in which it was printed.
Please see the scans and feel free to ask any questions.
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