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Title: Contract between the Republic of New Granada and the Panama Rail-Road Company, embracing the amendments applied for by the company, and adopted by the act of Congress at Bogota, of June 4th, 1850
Creator: Paredes, Victoriano de D. (Victoriano de Diego)
Stephens, John Lloyd
Publication Info: New York : Lambert & Lane Stationers and Printers, 1850.
Physical Details: 28 p. ; 22 x 14 cms.
Physical Condition: Wrappers show marks of doubling and wear, title page has a small stain at top, remainder of item very good.

Summary: This pamphlet is a copy of the contract between Nueva Granada and the Panamá Railroad Company for the construction of the Panamá Railroad, signed by Victoriano de D. Paredes and John Lloyd Stephens. The contract outlines the provisions for construction work, the uses of land around the railroad, its colonization, and the regulations for people’s transit through the area.
Historical Notes: The Panamá railroad was the first transcontinental railroad built in the Western hemisphere. It connected Colon on the Atlantic coast with Panamá City on the Pacific coast. The construction took place between 1850 and 1855 by the American company, the Panamá Railroad Co. The Panamá railroad was the first to be built in Nueva Granada and greatly improved commerce. It was eventually sold to the French Panamá Canal Company. Davis, Robert 1993 Panamá Railroad. In Historical Dictionary of Colombia. Pp. 380. Metuchen, NJ: The Scarecrow Press.
Donor Notes: The act of the New Granada Congress which authorized the building of the Panamá Railroad, 1850, across the Isthmus. - J.L.H.

Subject(s): Ferrocarril de Panamá
Railroads -- Colombia -- Panama -- Panamá Railroad Co.
Added Entries: Cover title: The Panamá Rail-Road Company

Type: Pamphlet
Language: English
Format: JPG
PDF - Color
Donor: Helguera, J. León
Collection: Helguera, J. León Collection
Institution: Vanderbilt University
Accession Number: P01677
Record Number: 289
Islandora ID: islandora:930