Landscape view showing a short, wide cave entrance at the bottom of a large rock formation near Cupica Bay. Also shows a man squatting inside the entrance of the cave. View from T.O. Selfridge's 1870-1871 naval expedition of the Isthmus of Darien. Authorized by the U.S. Government, Selfridge explored and surveyed the area as a possible route for a ship canal in Panama. He was accompanied by photographer T.H. O'Sullivan in 1870 and Philadelphia photographer John Moran in 1871., Title from manuscript notes on mount and verso., Attributed to John Moran., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Moran, John, 1831-1903, photographer
Date
[ca. 1872]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Moran - Views [P.9244]
