First Edition Book: Panama and the Canal in Picture and Prose by Willis J. Abbot collection_photography 1846-1914)

1846-1914)

Mounted on a black slate plinth

yellow and textured red panes

Pattern: Pagoda

First Edition Book: Panama and the Canal in Picture and Prose by Willis J. Abbot collection_photography 1846-1914)DETAILS Construction on the Panama Canal began in 1904 and opened officially in 1914. TITLE Panama and the Canal in Picture and Prose: A complete story of Panama, as well as the history, purpose and promise of its world famous canal the most gigantic engineering undertaking since the dawn of time PUBLISHER Syndicate Publishing Company (London New York Toronto) BINDING Red cloth hardcover binding. No dust jacket. ILLUSTRATED Over (600) photographs.