Map of Central America shewing the Proposed Routes of Communication between the Atlantic & Pacific O Creator: John Dower.

Map of Central America shewing the Proposed Routes of Communication between the Atlantic & Pacific O Creator: John Dower.

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Map of Central America shewing the Proposed Routes of Communication between the Atlantic & Pacific Oceans, 1856. '...and the Disputed Territories of British Honduras (Belize) & the Mosquito Shore [with] Enlarged Map of British Honduras & the Islands of Ruatan, Bonacca &c...Reference for the several proposed routes of interoceanic communiciation: Proposed Canal by way of R. Sapoa...to Pacific Ocean...Railway [via] R. Lajas...to Port S. Juan...Canal from L. Managua to Port of Tamarinda...[Canal from L. Managua] to Realejo...by the Plain of Leon...[Canal from L. Managua] to Gulf of Fonseca...Canal to unite R. Coazacalco (Gulf of Campeche) Atlantic Ocean with the R. Chicapa (Gulf of Tehuantepec)...The River San Juan is 90 miles in length. [Key for] Panama Railway...proposed Honduras Railway and others'. European exploitation of the New World, note 'Gold District' and native tribes. From "Illustrated London News", 1856.


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People Information

Creator
  1. John Dower, attributed to: English, British: Engraver, artist, printmaker, mapmaker, print seller, publisher

Picture Type
  1. Map

Geographic Hierarchy

World North and Central America Central America

  1. 10 00 00 N , 080 00 00 W

World North and Central America Belize

  1. 17 15 00 N , 088 45 00 W

World North and Central America El Salvador

  1. 13 50 00 N , 088 55 00 W

Category Hierarchy

Lifestyle & Leisure Transport & Travel

Science & Nature Geographical Features

Artistic Representations Maps


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 5583x3961
File Size : 21,596kb


Aliases

  1. ILN_1856_Page_656_a.jpg
  1. 1856
  1. 0580080388
  1. 2-970-210
  1. 2970210

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