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Kimball, W.W., fl. 1886 Special intelligence report on... the Panama Canal during the year 1885

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05643 Author/Creator: Kimball, W.W., fl. 1886 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Book Date: 1886 Pagination: 38, 9, 1 p. : =48 p. : Height: 22.8 cm, Width: 15 cm Order a Copy

Printed by the GPO. Illustrated with 9 lithographs and a large fold-out map.

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