"The creation of a water passage across Panama was one of the supreme human achievements of all time, the culmination of a heroic dream of four hundred years and of more than twenty years of phenomenal effort and sacrifice. The fifty miles between the oceans were among the hardest ever won by human effort and ingenuity ..." from David McCullough's masterpiece, The Path Between the Seas, The Creation of the Panama Canal 1870 - 1914.
This reproduction of an antique graphic created circa 1906 charts the scale, effort required, and physical path of the creation of the Panama Canal. Started by the French in 1880 this great feat of engineering was completed by the United States in 1914. This graphic provides a detailed comparison of the amount of excavation for each country as well as a beautiful map of the complete canal.
This print is a fine art giclee version of the original graphic. It is printed on high-quality, fine art, acid-free archival paper. All of our giclee prints are custom printed so please allow two weeks for delivery.
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