Antique Panama w/ Folding Maps 1911 Canal Zone Discovery Indians Pirate History

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View Antique Panama w/ Folding Maps 1911 Canal Zone Discovery Indians Pirate History with current marketplace pricing, condition, product images and item details. Map of the Republic of Panama and of the Canal. The Isthmus of Panama. Geography, Orography, History. Cathedral of Panama. Discovery of the Bahamas, Cuba, and Haiti. Ruined Church of Santo Domingo, Panama. *** see all 24 photos *** 1911 book w/ folding maps intact (one colour) , with discovery, voyages, indians, pirates, geography, history of Panama (book dedicated to the builders of the canal zone), wear associated with earl 1900's age inc. front embossing color loss, general wear with over 100 years, all readable, maps are very nice, contents keep reading....exactly as pictured. Antique Panama w/ Folding Maps 1911 Canal Zone Discovery Indians Pirate History.  TABLE OF CONTENTS List of Illustrations. vii Glossary ix Foreword xi I. The Isthmus of Panama. Darien-Panama-Veragua. Geography, Orography, History.. I Columbus and his Dream. II. 29 First Voyage of Columbus to America, 1492. Discovery of the Bahamas, Cuba, and Haiti. 45 IV. Second Voyage of Columbus to America, 1493. Discovery of the Lesser Antilles, Porto Rico, and Jamaica. 65 77 V. Third Voyage of Columbus to America, 1498. Discovery of the Mainland.. VI. Fourth Voyage of Columbus to America, 1502. Discovery of Central America and the Isth-mus of Panama. 85 VII. Don Rodrigo de Bastidas. Discoverer of the Isthmus of Darien. "Conquistador y Pacyfi-cador de Sancta Marta." "Spain's best and noblest Conquistador.". 117 VIII. Tierra Firme: Comprising the Provinces of Nueva Andalucia and Castilla del Oro. The Governors Alonso de Ojeda and Diego de Nicuesa: Rivals in fame and rivals in mis-fortune 127 IX. Diego de Nicuesa. First Governor of the Isthmus 141 Pacific Ocean X. Vasco Nuñez de Balboa. Discoverer of the 157 XI. Pedro Arias de Avila. Pedrarias. "The wrath of God" "The Timur of the Indies.". 183 XII. Last Days of Antigua and Settlement of Panama 211 V. LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Vasco Nuñez de Balboa takes possession of the South Sea. .Frontis. Map of the Republic of Panama and of the Canal.. Mouth of the Chagres River and Castle of San Lorenzo.. Triangular monument and Washington House, Colon ..... 10 II Bronze statue of Columbus on Cristobal Point.. 13 Nombre de Dios, in 1909. 18 Cathedral of Panama. 26 Surveying for the Panama Railroad. 29 Ruined Church of Santo Domingo, Panama. 36 Railroad bridge over the Chagres at Barbacoas. 45 Gatun on the Chagres, in 1907. 57 Restored Toscanelli chart of 1474.. 76 Columbus makes the egg stand on end. Map of Central America and the West Indies. 80 Columbus encounters great storms off Veragua. 96 Ruins of the Castle of San Lorenzo. 117 Ascending the Chagres River. 128 Isthmian jungle. 141 Panciaco tells Balboa of the South Sea. 162 Tree-dwelling Indians in the lowlands of Panama. 165 Day-ak, a San Blas chief, from Rio Diablo... 192 Chagres River near Gorgona.. 211 Sloth, and method of transporting horses.. 224 Cruces, formerly called Venta de Cruces. 233 Pizarro, Almagro, and Luque. 238 Bellin's map of the Isthmus, 1754. I 8 256 vii. Cathedral tower of Old Panama..... 269 Ancient stone bridge at Old Panama. 279 Interior of ruined Church, Old Panama. 288 Portobelo, in 1910. 314 Culebra Cut, in 1910.. 316 Golden figures from the guacas of Chiriqui. 320 Group of Indians, basalt stool, and piedra pintada. 325 Decorated vase from Indian graves. 330 Sir Francis Drake.... 337 Plan of Portobelo, in 1602.. 395 Sir Henry Morgan... 401 Battle of Old Panama.. 423 Street in village of Taboga. 448 Lacenta, chief of the Dariens, and retinue. 459 Caledonia Bay and New Edinburgh.. 471 Sea-wall of Panama at low tide. 480 FOREWORD The finding of America was the greatest event in history; the cruel conquest and almost complete annihilation of its people the greatest wrong known to mankind. Human intercommuni-cation and interrelation were never affected so powerfully as when Columbus, suddenly and within a few years, enlarged the known world by the addition of a new continent and another great ocean, together comprising about two-fifths of the surface of the globe. So new and strange to Europe was this half of the earth, that it seemed, indeed, to be another world; and so recent, historically speaking, has been its discovery, that we still refer to the Western Hemisphere as the New World. The Old World has expended her best efforts in exploiting the shores of the Atlantic, and in founding and trying to main-tain and hold distant colonies and protectorates. In a sense, she is finished. Europe fructified, conquered and peopled America. The strife is now on between America and Asia, and future activities pertain to the Pacific where West clashes with East. The Isthmus of Panama, formerly a part of Castilla del Oro, is the gateway to the Pacific, and the front door of the Three Americas, to which the Antilles lead up as stepping-stones. Here the first white invaders made their "entry" into the new continent, founded their first settlements, penetrated to the South Sea, and roamed in conquering bands up and down the Pacific coast. For migration, commerce, or war, the Isthmus of America (with or without a canal) is the most important strategic point in the world. Ever since its conquest by Spain, other nations have recognized the value of the Isthmus, and sought to possess this narrow strip of land between the two great oceans. This part of Central America presents three well-defined his-toric periods: 1. The early period of Spanish activity, conquest, possession, and exploitation; ending about the year 1700. xi................. I combine shipping where I can, ask before making payment and wait for combined invoice . Condition: Used. 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Year

1911

Country of Origin

United States