1921 Print Melton Prior Building Panama Canal Culebra Mountain Hill YWE1

This is an original 1921 monochrome relief line-block print of the construction of the Panama Canal that took place between 1881 and 1914.

Please note that a single page of text describing the scene will accompany this item.

CONDITION

This 90+ year old Item is rated Very Fine ++. Light aging throughout. Small crease - top left corner. No natural defects. No surface rub. No tears. No water damage.

• Product Type: Relief Line-block Print; Monochrome
• Grade: Very Fine ++
• Dimensions: Approximately 9 x 6.5 inches; 23 x 17 cm
• Authentication: Serial-Numbered Certificate of Authenticity w/ Full Provenance
• Protection: Packaged in a custom archival sleeve with an acid-free black board (great for display, gift-giving, and preservation)

Open the gateway of history as you journey through many of the world's most famous events that took place between the 14th and 20th centuries! Period Paper is proud to present this portfolio of world events that is sure to appeal to history buff in everyone! Begin your visual voyage by exploring with the likes of Christopher Columbus and the Spanish conquistadors in their discovery of the New World. Then sign your "John Hancock" on the dotted line and take up the cause of the American Revolutionary War! Witness the framing of the U.S. Constitution followed by the War of 1812. Continue the march through history by enlisting your interest in the major battles of the Mexican-American and US Civil Wars. Travel across the globe to Turkey and learn of the wars of the great Ottoman Empire. Indulge your appetite for European history by taking time to browse through the Thirty Years and Scanian Wars of northern Scandinavia and Holland. Afterward, join the ranks of the troops in the trenches of the Great War (WWI) to view the struggle between the Allied and Axis powers and learn of the peace treaty that formed the League of Nations. To view more images from this collection, please click on the link provided below the condition paragraph. Thanks for looking!

This piece was illustrated by Prior, Melton. There is no visible artist signature.

Keywords specific to this image: Engineering, South America, History, Cut, Railroad, Industrial, Machinery, Foremen, Labor, Workers, Project, Train, Railway, Digging, Trench, Isthmus, Locks, Tranist, John Findlay Wallace, John Frank Stevens, George Washington Goethals, Zone, Steam Shovel, Excavations, Gailard Cut, Dredge

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