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Nicaragua

Chapter 1: NICARAGUA; ITS PEOPLE, SCENERY, MONUMENTS, RESOURCES, CONDITION, AND PROPOSED CANAL;
By E. G. Squier
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A mid-19th-century travel narrative blends firsthand journey accounts with geological, ethnographic, and historical descriptions of a Central American republic. The author records river and lake navigation, volcanic landscapes, towns and forts, and archaeological remains, illustrated with maps and engravings. Detailed observations cover local customs, indigenous artifacts, agricultural practices, and flora and fauna, alongside notes on commerce, climate, and public health. The text discusses political conditions, foreign interventions, and the practical prospects for an interoceanic canal, mixing personal anecdotes with technical and antiquarian information. Appendices collect maps, illustrations, and explanatory footnotes to support the descriptive chapters.

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Title: Nicaragua

its people, scenery, monuments, resources, condition, and proposed canal

Author: E. G. Squier

Release date: September 21, 2025 [eBook #76906]

Language: English

Original publication: New York: Harper & Brothers, 1860

Credits: Peter Becker, KD Weeks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive).

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NICARAGUA;
ITS
PEOPLE, SCENERY, MONUMENTS,
RESOURCES, CONDITION, AND PROPOSED CANAL;

WITH
ONE HUNDRED ORIGINAL MAPS AND ILLUSTRATIONS.
By E. G. SQUIER,
FORMERLY CHARGE D’AFFAIRES OF THE UNITED STATES
TO THE REPUBLICS OF CENTRAL AMERICA.
“HIC LOCUS EST GEMINI JANUA VASTA MARIS.”—OVID
A REVISED EDITION
NEW YORK:
HARPER & BROTHERS, PUBLISHERS,
FRANKLIN SQUARE.
1860.
Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1860, by
HARPER & BROTHERS,
In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court for the Southern District of New York.