Panama Canal / (Title Page) The Panama Canal. A Brief And Simple Description Of The Essential Features

BAXTER, JR., WM. M

Publication: William M Baxter, Jr, 1913, NP

8" x 5" in pictorial wrappers. 59pp. Illustrations. List of Illustrations. Foreword. William Mitchell Baxter started work as the official guide of the Isthmian Canal Commission in 1911. This booklet lays out the facts about the route of the canal, the history of French work on the project and the sale to the United States, the relocation of the Panama railroad, the construction and specifications of the Gatun Dam and the Culebra Cut, and the number, capacity, and operation of the locks. Attached to inside rear wrapper is a 9" x 7 1/2" map at rear entitled, "Isthmus with Completed Canal." Wrappers with light soiling and with light wear to the extremities. Very good.

Inventory Number: 50889