Atlantic & Pacific Junction. Topographical Map of the portion of Isthmus of Darien in Site of Proposed Inter-Oceanic Navigation, August 1852 Alaska Volume 2 Only (DOES include

Volume 2 Only (DOES include the map of Massachusetts which is often missing and rare to find intact)

concentrates on the inset of the West

The chart shows the Atlantic Coast from the Chesapeake Bay to the Straits of Florida with aids to navigation colored in yellow (dots)

Views of native inhabitants and dwellings of the American coast

It was the longest artificial waterway and the greatest public works project in North America

Atlantic & Pacific Junction. Topographical Map of the portion of Isthmus of Darien in Site of Proposed Inter-Oceanic Navigation, August 1852 Alaska Volume 2 Only (DOES includeA very interesting map which includes nice section of proposed canal route. Nice detailed lithographed map showing the site of the proposed canal from Caledonia Bay in the Atlantic to Darien Harbor in the Pacific. Profile of the canal and notes describe the proposed canal, soundings, etc.