Panama Canal Construction French Attempt de Lesseps Workers Vtg. Photo 19thC.
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Panama Canal Construction French Attempt de Lesseps Workers Vtg. Photo 19thC.
£11.00
Panama Canal Construction French Attempt de Lesseps Workers Vtg. Photo 19thC.
This quality reprint of a vintage photo shows a construction site during the French attempt to build the Panama Canal. The scene includes workers, excavation equipment, and narrow-gauge railway tracks against a backdrop of jungle and a workers' settlement. This ambitious project, led by Ferdinand de Lesseps in the 1880s, ultimately failed due to financial problems and the devastating impact of tropical diseases, paving the way for the later American effort.
Shipping Details
We ship worldwide from the UK. There is no additional charge for extra prints.
Print Details
• Prints measure 10x8 inches (25x20cms).
• Prints are produced on premium quality, archival photo paper with an attractive lustre finish.
• Fade resistant museum quality inks.
• Sharp, clear reproduction - taken directly from a high resolution scan of the original image.
• Printed without borders as standard.
• Minor cropping may occur due to format differences.
• White borders will be added on two sides if cropping would lose important details.
• If you have a strong preference for either option, please tell us when ordering.
• Prints are produced on premium quality, archival photo paper with an attractive lustre finish.
• Fade resistant museum quality inks.
• Sharp, clear reproduction - taken directly from a high resolution scan of the original image.
• Printed without borders as standard.
• Minor cropping may occur due to format differences.
• White borders will be added on two sides if cropping would lose important details.
• If you have a strong preference for either option, please tell us when ordering.
Perfect For
• Framing and display
• Gifts for history lovers
• Historical collections
• Personal research
• Gifts for history lovers
• Historical collections
• Personal research
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