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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: The Panama Canal, 1919
A map from 1919 of the Panama Canal Zone showing the completed canal, the Panama Railway, the locks, breakwaters and dams, the Caribbean entry at Colon and Pacific entry at the City of Panama, the boundary with the Republic of Panama,...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: The Panama Canal, 1920
A map from 1920 of the Panama Canal showing the channel route from Colon to the city of Panama with the miles given along the route from Colon, railroad route, lakes, reservoirs, the Gatun dam, locks, and towns along the canal. The map...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Panama Canal, 1911
A map from 1911 of the Panama Canal showing the Canal Zone boundaries, the channel route from Colon to the city of Panama, railroad route, watershed division lines, lakes, reservoirs, locks, and towns along the canal.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Panama Canal, 1906
A vertical cross-section chart from 1906 of the Panama Canal showing elevation and the location of locks. "The canal extends from a six-fathom line in Colon harbor on the Atlantic to a six-fathom line off Panama on the Pacific. The first...
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Etc: Maps Etc: United States Canal Zone Isthmus of Panama, 1912
A map from 1912 of the United States Canal Zone in Panama. The map shows the location of the canal, the deepened approaches to the canal, and the locks. The map also shows mountain ranges, railroads, projected railroads, post offices,...
World Geography Games
World Geography Games: Straits and Canals
Do you know where the Strait of Hormuz is located? Or the Panama Canal? This geography came will ask you locate straits and canals all around the world on the interactive map.
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Etc: Maps Etc: Route of the Panama Isthmian Canal, 1904
A map from 1904 of the Panama Canal showing terrain relief of the isthmus, noting the 'Canal always follows the line of the Railroad’ from Colon to the city of Panama. "For generations the Panama Canal had been the dream of man and for...
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Etc: Maps Etc: The Isthmus With Completed Canal, 1913
A map from 1913 detailing the Panama Canal Zone and completed canal, with an inset map of the entire country of Panama "The dotted lines show the boundary of the territory known as the Canal Zone, a strip ten miles wide, from deep water...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: The Canal Zone, 1913
A map from 1913 of the Panama Canal Zone, showing the canal route from Colon to the city of Panama, with towns along the route. The dotted lines indicate the boundary of the U.S. controlled Canal Zone. The US controlled this area from...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: United States Canal Zone, 1914
United States Canal Zone, showing the completed Panama Canal.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Gatun Dam Spillway, 1913
A plan of the Gatun Dam spillway on the Panama Canal. The Gatun Dam was constructed from 1907 to 1913. At the time it was built, it was the largest earth dam in the world and Gatun Lake was the largest man made lake in the world.
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Central America Travel Pictures
Presented are photos taken during a personal trip to the Central American countries of Costa Rica, Panama and Mexico. Click on the shaded part of the map to view images.
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Etc: Maps Etc: Routes to the Panama Isthmus, 1913
A map from 1913 of the eastern United States, the Caribbean, and the Panama Isthmus showing the directness of the steamship routes from New York and New Orleans to Colon. Since the Panama Canal did not open to commercial traffic until...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Mexico and Central America, 1910
A map from 1910 of Mexico and Central America showing political boundaries at the time, capitals and major cities, rivers, terrain and coastal features, reefs, and neighboring islands (Cuba and Jamaica). A map note shows the Panama Canal...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: United States, 1917
A map of the United States and territories showing the expansion from the formation of the original states to the purchase of the Danish West Indies (Virgin Islands) in 1917. The map is color-coded to show the original states, the states...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: The Isthmus of Tehuantepec, 1852
A map from 1852 of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec in Mexico, showing the proposed railroad route connecting the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific. This was an alternative proposal to the construction of the Panama or Nicaragua canals, and was...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Nicaragua Canal, 1919
A map from 1919 of the Isthmus of Nicaragua, showing the proposed route of the Atlantic-Pacific canal from Greytown on the Caribbean coast to Lake Nicaragua, then across to Brito on the Pacific coast. The map shows the locations of the...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: North America, 1903
A map from 1903 of North America. The focus of this map is the Dominions of Canada, showing the transportation network in from Montreal east to Quebec and Nova Scotia, and west to Vancouver, British Columbia. The map shows the...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Isthmus of Nicaragua, 1901
A map from 1901 of the Isthmus of Nicaragua, showing the proposed route of the Atlantic-Pacific canal from San Juan del Norte (Greytown) on the Caribbean coast to Lake Nicaragua, then to Brito near San Juan del Sur on the Pacific coast....
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: North America, 1921
A map from 1921 of North America, Central America, Greenland, and the Caribbean showing political borders, capitals and major cities, railroads, canals, mountain systems, lakes, rivers, islands, and coastal features of the region. An...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: United States Canal Zone, 1909
United States Canal Zone and the isthmus of Panama.
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Etc: Proposed Isthmian Canal Routes, 1848 1884
A map of the proposed isthmian canal routes in Nicaragua and Panama between 1848-1884. The map shows the two chief proposals, the Nicaraguan from Greytown on the Caribbean to Lake Nicaragua and Brito on the Pacific, and the Panama...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Panama, 1906
A map from 1906 of the Isthmus of Panama showing the railroad from Colon to the city of Panama, the projected route of the canal, the provinces of Panama at the time (Chiriqui, Veraguas, Azuero, and Panama), and the borders with Costa...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: South America, 1902
A map from 1902 of South America showing the national boundaries at the time. The map shows capitals, major cities, ports, railroads, canals, rivers, and coastal features. Railroads appear as red lines, with important trunk lines shown...