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No.VII. Map and profile of the route for the construction of a ship canal between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. A.McDouglas ... C.A. Sweet ... J.E. Forman ... N. Rude. 1864. Surveyed by order of Frederick M. Kelley, Cyrus Butler, Luker T. Merrill. Bowen & Co. Lith. Philada. "To accompany Report of Rear Admiral C.H. Davis, U.S.N., ordered by resolution of the Senate of the United States of March 19th. 1866". (profile) Cordilleras, (insets) Cross section of canal near tunnel, and Cross section beyond river at tidal lock. | Report on Interocean Railroads & Canals between the waters of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. {Senate} 39th Congress, 1st Session. Ex. Doc. No. 62. | Early issue. Maps are uncolored. Also includes profile views of potential canal sites. All maps bound in cloth covered boards with title on the spine. "Interoceanic railroads and canals. 1866".
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