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John Baily was an Englishman who lived for many years in Central America. He was employed in 1837-38 by the government of Nicaragua to survey a potential canal route from the Caribbean Sea to the Pacific Ocean. This map, published in London in 1850, was accompanied by a book, Central America, published separately, which contained much of the detailed information that Baily gathered to make this map. The map shows four possible canal routes: one surveyed for the government of Costa Rica in 1848 by the Danish engineer Andres Oersted, Baily's own proposed route of 1837-38, a route across present-day Panama proposed in 1844 by the French engineer Napoleon Garella, & a route across Nicaragua favored by Prince (and later Emperor) Louis Napoleon of France. The drawings at the lower left highlight the engineering challenges posed by building a canal that would have to traverse inland hills & mountains & account for the different sea levels (caused by tides) on the Atlantic & Pacific sides of the canal. Baily's map & writings frequently were cited in later debates about where & how the canal should be built. Central America maps : https://www.etsy.com/shop/Historilicious?ref=seller-platform-mcnav&search_query=Central+America MATTE PAPER - UNFRAMED ! - 240 gsm heavy weight museum quality matte paper - Ideal for high resolution photos - Extremely smooth natural white surface, perfect for art - UNFRAMED, Print only. CANVAS - UNFRAMED ! - High quality inkjet art matte canvas 350gsm - The optimum choice for high-end fine art & photographic reproduction - UNFRAMED, Print only. If you need to stretch the canvas around a frame, please choose, if available, 2" of extra border from the "Material" menu. All prints have an extra 5 mm (0.2 inches) white margin around the main image. This helps ensure no information is lost from the edge of the print when framing. If you don't need the margin, for example because you plan to order a frame that is the exact same size as stated image size, then please drop me a message to remove the extra white margin around the image. The print will be send in a rigid cardboard tube. We provide only very high quality prints so we will be grateful if you leave us a feedback after receiving your order. Return to my shop here Vintage Map Of Central America Including The States Guatemala, Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua & Costa Rica, Map
