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Chagres - the Fort, 1850. Creator: Unknown.

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Chagres - the Fort, [Isthmus of Panama], 1850. View of '...the ancient Spanish fortification at Chagres, situated at the mouth of the river of that name. It was built in the 17th century, when the present Republic of New Granada was under the dominion of Spain...I can corroborate...that gold is found near Panama [City]...Much gold was found on the Atlantic side of the Isthmus. It is collected by the Indians from the Riobro, a small stream about sixty miles N.W. of Chagres...I have seen specimens as fine and pure as any that have arrived from California; and am convinced that along the whole chain of mountains running from the Isthmus to the Sierra Nevada there are abundant deposits of the precious metal. I would not advise any European, however, to stop here to obtain it, as the climate is...very unhealthy; and, though gold might be got, it would be at the expense of health or life'. From "Illustrated London News", 1850.

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Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

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HRM22A34_150

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Droits gérés

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53,8Mo (3,3Mo) / 42,0cm x 32,1cm / 4960 x 3790 (300dpi)

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river ocean sea coast hill hills building fort coastal metal British geography castle Central America cliff cliffs gold fortifications fortification Atlantic Ocean location Victorian century Britain Panama newspapers press B&W engraved engraving 19th century black & white black and white B W gold rush nineteenth century The Print Collector geographical feature Illustrated London News TGN ILN newspaper landscape Unknown isthmus Panamá 19th-century Chagres Isthmus of Panama New Granada