1. Add MS 49994
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 49994
- Title:
- GEOLOGICAL SECTION OF THE ISTHMUS OF PANAMA, surveyed by the Compagnie Universelle du Canal Interocéanique de Panama; circa 1884-1887. French. Vertical scale of 1:500. Horizontal scale of 1:5000. Taken along the 74 km.-long line of the projected sea-level canal from Colon to Panama, abandoned when the company went bankrupt in 1889. Indicates the geological formation of the ground to a depth of 9m. below sea-level, as determined from borings (one dated 28 Feb. 1884) made at intervals of 1 km....
- Scope & Content:
- Canals: Geological section of projected canal from Colon to Panama,: 1884-1887. Isthmus of Panama: Geological section of projected canal,: 1884-1887. Maps and Plans: Geological section of projected canal from Colon to Panama,: 1884-1887.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- c 1884-1887
- Extent:
- 1 item