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- Description
- 1 online resource (xviii, 283 pages) : illustrations, maps.
- Summary
- This work explores the maritime history of the Isthmus of Panama, from prehistoric usage through Spanish colonial to the building of the canal and modern day maritime traffic.
- Uniform Title
- Maritime landscape of the Isthmus of Panamá (Online)
- Alternative Title
- Maritime landscape of the Isthmus of Panamá (Online)
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-272) and index.
- Access (note)
- Access restricted to authorized users.
- Contents
- Introduction: Setting and context -- The isthmus in the Pre-European world -- The isthmus encountered and conquered, 1501-1540 -- The isthmus challenged and fortified, 1540-1738 -- Buccaneers, pirates, the Morgan attack, and the Scottish at Darién -- The isthmus in "decline," 1739-1848 -- The isthmus during and after the "Fiebre del Oro," 1849-1861 -- Canal dreams and realities, 1861-1902 -- Fortification and control, 1903-2015 -- Conclusion.
- LCCN
- 2016015353
- OCLC
- ssj0001695880
- Author
Delgado, James P.
- Title
The maritime landscape of the Isthmus of Panamá [electronic resource] / James P. Delgado, Tomás Mendizábal, Frederick H. Hanselmann, and Dominique Rissolo.
- Imprint
Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2016]
- Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-272) and index.
- Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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- Added Author
Mendizábal, Tomás.
Hanselmann, Frederick H.
Rissolo, Dominique.