Bernard J Shapero : Rare Books

Travel

SIMMONS, William E.

The Nicaragua Canal


Harper, New York 1900. First edition. 8vo., [x], 335pp., frontispiece, folding bird's-eye panorama, 24 photographic plates, original tan pictorial cloth, a fine copy.

A good account of the advantages of building the canal at a time when it was undecided whether to go with a canal through Panama or Nicaragua. Contains good information on the topography, ethnography, archaeology of the region, plus a chapter on the area as a winter tourist destination.

Price: £ 190
US Dollar Price: $ 380
Stock Number: 51964