Map Property map of the Canal Zone showing property belonging to the United States of America, Panama R. R. Co., and lands claimed by private persons
About this Item
Title
- Property map of the Canal Zone showing property belonging to the United States of America, Panama R. R. Co., and lands claimed by private persons
Summary
- "This large, detailed, map is from the collection of the Panama Canal Zone Library, which was transferred to the Library of Congress in 1978. This collection contains various maps, plans, and diagrams detailing the history of Panama and the construction of the Panama Canal over the ten-year period of 1904 to 1914. According to a note on the map, the "map shows the land in the Canal Zone that has been set apart for all Governmental purposes in the Canal Zone, to date, and whether the land belongs to the United States of America, the Panama Railroad Company, or to private individuals. It further indicates whether these reservations for Governmental purposes have been made for Canal Works, Fortifications, Lighting, Town sites, Reservoirs, Watersheds, or Miscellaneous purposes ... ." Colored markings on the map further subdivide U.S. lands into those acquired by treaty, by purchase, or from the French. France had initiated work on a canal across the isthmus in 1879, but the project stalled. Panama gained independence from Colombia in 1903 and the United States acquired from Panama the rights to build a canal, as well as bought the assets of the defunct French canal construction company. This map formed part of submissions to the United States House of Representatives Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce by Frank Feuille, head of the Department of Law of the Isthmian Canal Commission, at Ancon in the Canal Zone on December 22, 1911, and January 26, 1912." World Digital Library.
Names
- Isthmian Canal Commission (U.S.). Office of Chief Engineer
- Isthmian Canal Commission (U.S.). Department of Law
Created / Published
- Ancon, Canal Zone : Isthmian Canal Commission, Canal Zone, Dept. of Law, 1912.
Headings
- - Panama Railroad Co.--Maps
- - Real property--Panama--Canal Zone--Maps
- - Panama--Canal Zone
Genre
- Maps
Notes
- - Relief shown by spot heights.
- - Includes table of statistical data and insets of Porto Bello and Colon.
- - "Culebra, C.Z.: Chief Engineer's Office. Ancon, Canal Zone: Panama Canal Commission, Department of Law, January 26, 1912."
- - "Map submitted ... to the House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, on December 22, 1911, at Ancon, Canal Zone."
- - Canal Zone Library map checklist number: 195.
- - Transferred from the collection of the Canal Zone Library-Museum, 1979.
- - Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
- - LC copy 1 imperfect: Brittle; inset in lower right corner and portion of inset in upper right corner missing.
- - Vault
Medium
- 1 map : col. ; on sheet 88 x 203 cm.
Call Number/Physical Location
- G4872.C3G46 1911 .I5
- G4872.C3G46 1911 .I5 Copy 2 sectioned in four and mounted on four pieces of cloth.
Repository
- Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu
Digital Id
Library of Congress Control Number
- 82690127
Online Format
- image
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Additional Metadata Formats
IIIF Presentation Manifest
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Contributor
- Isthmian Canal Commission (U.S.). Department of Law
- Isthmian Canal Commission (U.S.). Office of Chief Engineer