Intercontinental Railway Commission Report (16 results)

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Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Intercontinental Railway Commission: Report of Surveys and Explorations Made by Corps No. 2 in Costa Rica, Colombia, and Ecuador. 1891-1893. 1896 1.32. Book.

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Paperback / softback. Condition: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days 599.

Cloth - Hard Cover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. First Edition. Published 1895 to 1898; Volume I, Part I LACKING Spanish text section and LACKING folding maps in rear pocket; Vol. I, Part II; Vol. II; & Vol. III with English and Spanish Texts and all plates, folding charts, maps, etc., and with accompanying Maps/Profiles volumes; Very slightly ex-library with library stamps on front paste down of all four text volumes, and with NO other library markings; Text volumes are otherwise Good+ with general light wear, rubbing on cloth edges, and bumped corners; Text volumes remain tight and are complete (except for Vol. I, Part I); Slipcases for Maps/Profiles volumes are worn and show some small splits; Leather spine labels maintain lettering, though shows chips and wear on edges; A few of the folding maps show light foxing, though the majority are Fine.

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LeatherBound. Condition: New. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1896 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 435 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 435.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1898 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 487 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 487.

Good. 31 maps in wrapped cardboard slipcase. Wear along fold lines of all maps. Only a few maps have some loss at fold intersections or along fold lines. Scales and sizes of maps vary. Dimensions given are for all maps in slipcase. Slipcase in average condition. Map III, Altos Line. Huehuetenango to Quezaltenango, Guatemala not present. Size 11.5 x 9 Inches. An incredible piece of never-built history, this is a set of 31 c. 1898 maps spanning from Guatemala through El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica, highlighting the proposed route for the planned Intercontinental Railroad. First proposed in 1890 after the First International Conference of American States, the Intercontinental Railway was planned to span 10,400 miles and connect New York and Buenos Aires. A Closer Look Depicting from Ayutla, Guatemala, to Boca Savegre, Costa Rica, 31 sheets present the routes surveyed by Survey Corps No. 1 from 1891 through 1893 on behalf of the International Railway Commission. Red lines highlight the proposed route. Rivers, lakes, mountains, volcanoes, and other physical features appear, with some sheets noting existing railroads. The sheets vary in dimension and scale, with several over 40 inches in length. The geographical division of the sheets is as follows: 8 maps of Guatemala, 7 maps of El Salvador, 2 of Honduras, 6 of Nicaragua, and 7 of Costa Rica. Corps No. 1, Intercontinental Railway Commission Seven engineers (6 U.S. Army officers and 1 civilian civil engineer) and 1 army surgeon left New York on April 20, 1891, bound for Guatemala City. They arrived on May 9 and were 'cordially received' by the Guatemalan government. Surveying began on May 31, 1891, and the border with El Salvador was crossed in August 1892. In November 1892 Lieutenant Lyman Walter Vere Kennon was sent to Punta Arenas, Costa Rica, to find the point where the team working south from Costa Rica began, then work northward to meet Macomb and the rest of the team as they continued south. The Intercontinental Railway First proposed in 1890, the Intercontinental Railroad became the task of the Intercontinental Railway Commission. In theory, the costs of the railroad would be split between governments and private companies, but these plans never came to fruition. Infighting, politics, and the reality of trying to build a 10,000-mile railroad through multiple countries became untenable. The final nail in its coffin was a push for a 'Three Americas Highway' and the advent of affordable private automobiles. As of 1940, 2,990 miles remained unfinished, with the bulk between Panama and Puno, Peru. Publication History and Census These maps were created for the Intercontinental Railway Commission from surveys undertaken between 1891 and 1893 by teams of surveyors under the direction of Montgomery Meigs Macomb and Lyman Walter Vere Kennon. They were photolithographed by August Hoen and Company c. 1898. We note five examples of this set of maps cataloged in OCLC: Library of Congress, Pennsylvania State University, the University of Oklahoma, Brigham Young University, and the University of Oregon. References: OCLC 11316615. Castro, J.J., Treatise on the South American Railways and the Great International Lines Published Under the Auspices of the Ministry of Foment of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay and Sent to the World's Exhibition at Chicago, (Montevideo: La Nación) 1893. Kaler, J.J., The Intercontinental Railroad Project. (Unpublished Master's Thesis). Minnesota State University, Mankato. Mankato, Minnesota.