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Title: Intercontinental Railway Commission: A Condensed Report of the Transactions of the Commission and of the Surveys and Explorations of its Engineers Central and South America, 1891-1898
Publisher: Intercontinental Railway Commission
Printing Year: 1898 (Washington, D. C.) First Edition
Number of Volumes: Complete 3 volumes in four and three map cases

Notes: Bound in maroon cloth with spine labels, this antique set is a rare original edition of government reports on railroads in Central and South America that include much material on natural history and ethnology. The work is made up of the following parts: Volume I, Part I. A Condensed Report of the Transactions of the Commission and of the Surveys and Explorations of its Engineers in Central and South America. 1891-1898. (Washington: 1898), 107 pp., 7 folding maps and 5 folding profiles in pocket at end + Volume I, Part II. Report of Surveys and Explorations made by Corps No. 1 in Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua & Costa Rica. 1891-93. (Washington: 1898) 651 pp., plates with some folding + [Volume I, Part II. Maps] Maps of the Proposed Location I-XXVIII, Map XIX has a separate folding Profile sheet; Altos Line I-III + Volume II. Report of Surveys and Explorations made by Corps No. 2 in Costa Rica, Colombia, and Ecuador. 1891-1893. (Washington: 1896) 326 pp., plates including folding sketch maps + [Volume 2. maps and profiles] Division A. Maps I-XVI. Profiles I-XIV on 12 sheets (XV-XVI not issued); Division B. Maps I-XIV. Profiles I-VI, IX-XI, XIII, XIV on 8 sheets (VII, VIII, XII not issued); Division C. Maps I-XVIII. Profiles I-III, V, IX-XV on 6 sheets (IV, VI-VIII, XVI-XVIII not issued); Division D, Maps I-XXI. Profiles I-III, V-XVI, XVIII-XXI on 11 sheets (IV, XVII not issued) + Volume III. Reports of Surveys and Explorations made by Corps No. 3 in Ecuador and Peru. 1891-1892. (Washington: 1895) 188 pp. followed by a section of tables with some folding and a 24 page index section, has the inserted printed slip explaining that the volumes will be published in reverse order + [Volume 3. Maps and Profiles] Maps I-XXVI, XXX-XLVIII (lacks XXVII-XXIX). Profiles I-XLVIII. 2 unnumbered maps La Linea entre Arequipa y Punto and F. C. de Juliaca a Cuzco.; lacks the 3 maps mentioned above, minor library markings, original cloth rubbed and faded, the map cases in matching cloth covered boards but several edges split with one panel detached and battered and the paper inner folders worn, Volume 1, Part 1 has the last leaf of index broken off cleanly with no loss; this work is generally in good condition with the maps and profiles in well-preserved state. The books and cases measure approximately 9" x 11 1/2". Shipping cost (within the U.S.) for this lot will be: $25.50