River Pasquiel, Nicaragua. [1849?]

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River Pasquiel, Nicaragua. [1849?]

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Rough sketch map of a portion of the Tipitapa River between Lakes Nicaragua and Managua in Granada departamento, Nicaragua. Includes notes on travel times between the towns of Granada and Pasquiel. Probably made in 1849 by psychiatrist and businessman David Tilden Brown while reconnoitering a commercial travel route between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans across the isthmus of Nicaragua. Forms part of his Papers (Ayer MS 1819).

1 ms. map ; 211 x 74 mm. on sheet 217 x 317 mm.

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