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Title: Illustrated History of the Panama Railroad Together with a Traveler's Guide and Business Man's Handbook for the Panama Railroad and its Connections with Europe, the United States, the North and South Atlantic and Pacific Coasts, China, Australia, and Japan, by Sail and Steam Author: Otis, F.N. Place: New York Publisher: Harper & Brothers Date: 1861 Description: 263, [1], +[4 ad] pp. Frontispiece; text illustrations; 2 maps. Errata slip inserted at front. (8vo) original blindstamped brown cloth, spine lettered in gilt. First Edition. The construction and operation of a rail link across the Panamanian isthmus to meet the transportation demand created in the wake of the California gold rush. The railroad made its first coast-to-coast crossing in January 1855. Lot Amendments Condition: Spine leaning, dampstain to edge of rear cover, light wear; paper a bit browned; very good. Item number: 228646