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Johnson's Central America

Description: Map shows Central America railroads and canals, political sub-divisions during the mid-nineteenth century. Includes notes and dates on boundaries and railroads. Insets: [Johnson's Mexico] "Territory and Isthmus of Tehuantapec," [Johnson's Central America] Manzanilla I.," "Aspinwall City, Navy Bay," "City of Panama," "The Nicaragua Route," "Isthmus of Panama," and "Harbor of San Juan de Nicaragua." Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Scale not given.
Date: 1863
Creator: Johnson, A. J. (Alvin Jewett), 1827-1884

Map and profile of the route for the construction of a ship canal from the Atlantic to the Pacific oceans, across the isthmus in the state of Nicaragua, Central America surveyed for American Atlantic & Pacific Ship Canal company.

Description: Map shows towns, roads, physical features, and canal details along the proposed canal route across the Nicaraguan Isthmus from the Bay of San Juan de Nicaragua on the Atlantic or Gulf coast, along the River San Juan de Nicaragua through the "department" of Chontales, across Lake Nicaragua, and from San Pablo to Brito on the Pacific Coast; profile of the proposed canal route. Includes profile of the canal route. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Depths shown by soundings. Scale [ca. 1:4… more
Date: 1866
Creator: Childs, O. W. (Orville Whitmore), 1803-1870
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