Nicaragua; Its People, Scenery, Monuments, and the proposed Interoceanic Canal. With Numerous Original Maps and Illustrations. In Two Volumes
Nicaragua; Its People, Scenery, Monuments, and the proposed Interoceanic Canal. With Numerous Original Maps and Illustrations. In Two Volumes

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Nicaragua; Its People, Scenery, Monuments, and the proposed Interoceanic Canal. With Numerous Original Maps and Illustrations. In Two Volumes

SQUIER, E. G.

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Ephraim George Squier (1821 – 1888) was appointed special American chargé d'affaires to all the Central American states in 1849, and negotiated treaties with Nicaragua, Honduras, and San Salvador. In 1853 he made a second visit to Central America to examine a line for a projected interoceanic railroad and to make further study of the archaeology of the country. His various researches supplied him with the information to publish this general work on Nicaragua, describing its climate, population, agriculture, mineral production, history, antiquities, and cities, including Managua, the capital. In part II, he suggests the commericial and political aspects of an interoceanic canal (eventually built in Panama) as well as the aboriginal nations of Nicaragua and its political history.

Publication Info

  • Publisher: D. Appleton & Co
  • Edition: n/a
  • Date Published: 1852
  • Place Published: New York
  • ISBN: n/a

Details

  • Condition: Good
  • Signed: No
  • Dust Jacket: No
  • Jacket Condition: n/a
  • Details:
    2 vols.: xxii, 424; iv, [1], 4-452 p. 24 cm. 9 maps (many on the same fold-out at p. 217), 25 plates in partial colour, 35 wood engravings in vol. I. 25 more wood engravings in vol. II. Green cloth with blank impressing. Boards warped, corners worn, spine ends worn. Some white marks to spine cloth. Former owner's labels and clipping on front pastedowns. White marks and offsetting to first pages of vol. I. Offsetting from plates and foxing within.

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