Collection: Osher Map Library Collection
Name: Plan Général du Canal (Juillet 1886). Profil Géologique suivant l'Axe du Canal.
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Dimensions: 59 x 160
Physical Description: Detailed plan of the proposed route of the Panama Canal published for the company by Ferdinand de Lesseps to finance the canal's construction. Shows the heights and geological makeup of the isthmus. The company went bankrupt in 1889 and after a fifteen year hiatus the United States government completed the canal in 1914. Inset maps: "Carte d'ensemble l'isthme de Panama indiquant l'orientation du canal." "Abreviation des principales distances a parcourir par les navigateurs."
LC Call Number: G4872.P3 1886 C6
OCLC: 954151054
Accession Number: OML-1886-58
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