PANAMA CANAL - 9 1874 ILLUSTRATIONS SURVEY OF DARIEN ISTHMUS SELFRIDGE US NAVY

Description

This is a set of 9 original illustrations and the cover page from the1874 US Government commissioned report on the viability of the Panama Canal.
The full title is:
REPORTS OF EXPLORATIONS AND SURVEYS TO ASCERTAIN THE PRACTICABILITY OF A SHIP-CANAL BETWEEN THE ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC OCEANS BY THE WAY OF THE ISTHMUS OF DARIEN.
BY THOS. OLIVER SELFRIDGE, COMMANDER, US NAVY.
Printed by the Government Printing Office in Washington in1874.
The lithographs are in great condition with some wrinkles at the edges commensurate with age. There is no damage to the images themselves. Each is labeled “T. Sinclair & Son, LITH. PHILA.”
Here are the titles of each illustration:
FALLS LIMON RIVER NAPIPI ROUTE
FALLS OF QUEBRADA DEL MAR LIMON BAY
INDIAN ROUTE SASSARDI RIVER
SURVEYOR’S HUT DARIEN EXPEDITION
COMMANDER SELFRIDGE ON HIS RETURN RECONNAISSANCE INTO THE INTERIOR OF DARIEN
NATIVE HUT NEAR TURBO GULF OF DARIEN
INDIAN VILLAGE OF SASSARDI CALEDONIA HARBOR
SURVEYING PARTY AT DINNER
SURVEYING PARTY AT WORK SUCCUBTI RIVER
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