The National Geographic Magazine, Volume XVI, No. 10, October 1905; An Illustrated Monthly

Washington DC: The National Geographic Society, 1905. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus. Wraps. [2], 445-482 pages plus covers. Illustrations and map, and folding map at the back. Occasional footnotes. Cover is worn, torn, chipped and soiled. Rear cover with folding map is separated but present. The contents include: Map of the Region of the Panama Canal in 5 colors, 24 x 33 inches; The Panama Canal by Read Admiral Colby M. Chester., Progress on the Panama Canal, and The Great Canals of the World. Signature and comments on the front cover. Signature is of Mrs. F. V. Abbot, wife of General Henry L. Abbot's son. Ink notations in her hand : Page 462, "General Henry L Abbot went over to Paris in 1897- as Consulting Engineer & remained there 8 years until Canal was sold to America. I went with him, returned, & his daughter was with him the rest of the Time. J.D. Abbot; there is also an ink correction on page 462; Page 463 states "Gen. Henry L. Abbot presented a minority report- which was accepted & acted upon; Page 471 "Mr. Taft met my husband, Gen. F. V. Abbot, on the st in W. and said to him ' "The Canal is being built according to your father's plans"--meaning Gen. Henry L. Abbot. Ink mark on pate 473. Frederic Vaughan Abbot (March 4, 1858 – September 26, 1928) was a career officer in the United States Army. He attained the rank of brigadier general, and was most notable for his World War I work as assistant to the Army's Chief of Engineers, a post in which he organized, trained, and deployed Engineer soldiers for service in France. He attended the United States Military Academy at West Point from July 1875 to June 1879 and graduated ranked first in his class of 67. He attended from July 1875 to June 1879 and graduated ranked first in his class of 67 Abbot specialized in rivers and harbors improvement and coast artillery defenses. During the Spanish–American War, he served on many boards which conducted surveys of harbors and coastal defenses in the eastern United States and made recommendations to improve them. Colby Mitchell Chester (February 29, 1844 – May 4, 1932) was a United States Navy admiral. He is the only naval officer to have actively served in the Civil War, the Spanish–American War, and World War I. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1863. In 1864, Chester participated in operations against Mobile, Alabama, aboard the Richmond, part of the squadron commanded by Admiral David G. Farragut. He served in the Navy for 46 more years. He was Commandant of Cadets at the United States Naval Academy in 1891–94; commanded the Cincinnati, flagship of the South Atlantic squadron during the Spanish–American War; became commanding officer of Kentucky upon her commissioning on May 15, 1900, until 1901, and became superintendent of the U.S. Naval Observatory in 1902, and retired on February 28, 1906. Chester's active-service record was extended to February 28, 1909, to round out a full 50-year service career with the U.S. Navy. He was recalled to special duty in 1917, during World War I, as the first commandant of the Navy ROTC units at Yale University and Brown University. In 1923 he traveled to Turkey at the head of the Americans who participated in an agreement called the Chester concession. National Geographic is the official magazine of the National Geographic Society. It has been published continuously since its first issue in 1888, nine months after the Society itself was founded. It primarily contains articles about geography, history, and world culture. The magazine is known for its extensive use of dramatic photographs. The magazine is published monthly, and additional map supplements are also included with subscriptions. On occasion, special editions of the magazine are issued. The first issue of National Geographic Magazine was published on September 22, 1888, nine months after the Society was founded. Starting with its January 1905 publication of several full-page pictures of Tibet in 1900–1901, the magazine changed from being a text-oriented publication closer to a scientific journal to featuring extensive pictorial content, and became well known for this style. Condition: Poor.

Keywords: National Geographic, Panama Canal, Construction, Colby Chester, Henry L. Abbot, Frederic Vaughan Abbot, June Abbot, Map, Isthmus

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