Isthmus of Darien Ship Canal; with a Full History of the Scotch Colony of Darien, Several Maps, Views of the Country, and Original Documents

London: Effingham Wilson, Publisher, 1853 Book. Fine. Hardcover. Second, enlarged and best edition. [2], xii, 204pp. plus 12pp. of publisher's ads. Four maps (3 folding). Appendices. Publisher's blind and gilt-stamped red cloth. Engraved armorial bookplate on inner cover. Spine a bit darkened with a tiny pin hole near foot of spine. A fine, clean, lovely copy of this uncommon book promoting the building of a canal across Panama. This work was first published in 1852 and substantially expanded for this second edition. The appendices include a vocabulary of the Darien Indian language, a prospectus of the Atlantic and Pacific Junction Company (promoting navigation through the Isthmus of Darien without locks), The Bulwer and Clayton Treaty (1850 treaty between the U.S. and Britain), a history of the Scotch Colony of Darien, and translations of documents from the archives of Bogota..