1850 · London
by Byam. George.
London: John W. Parker, 1850. With remarks upon the cutting of the great ship canal through Central America. At this time the canal was planned for the lowlands of Nicaragua. Byam was an Englishman who traveled in Chile, Peru and Nicaragua. See Hill 230. Text clean. Bound in half calf over marbled boards. This copy contains two identical frontispieces, sepia-toned lithos of Chagres. Both are waterstained. Binding worn, front board detached but present.. 18 cm. xii, 264 pp. Sepia toned lithos, b/w map. (Inventory #: 45474)