Title: PANAMA ISTHMUS. 5 proposed canal/Rail routes. Nicaragua.TALLIS/RAPKIN 1849 mapDescription: Isthmus of Panama'. The map indicates, in pink, five routes for "proposed railway and canal communications" connecting the Atlantic/Caribbean & Pacific oceans. Two of the proposed routes pass through Panama; two through 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 is close to the existing Panama Canal which was eventually opened in 1914; the other Panama route connects the Gulf of St Blas to the Bay of Panama utilising Rio Chepo. The proposed Nicaragua routes both use Lake Nicaragua, the Mosquito River & Rio San Juan. At the time of writing, construction is scheduled to start in 2016 on a Chinese financed inter-oceanic waterway through Nicaragua, utilising much of the same route - 167 years after the map was published. Vignettes: The fort at Chagre; Gold seekers on their way over the cordilleras. . Map drawn and engraved by J. Rapkin; vignette illustrations drawn by H Warren & engraved by J Wrightson. Published by John Tallis & Co. Published 1849. Antique steel engraved print with decorative border. Size 27 x 35 cm | 10.5 x 13.5 inches. 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 which may include some light spotting. 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. This is a folding map. There is nothing printed on the reverse side, which is plain. Tags: Nicaragua, Panama, Panama + British Colonies, Panama + Tallis, Panama + Tallis + British Colonies, Panama + Tallis John & Rapkin John
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