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| Picture No | 12041407 |
| Date | 1870 |
| Description | Rescue of the Survivors of Strain's Expedition |
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Isaac Strain's expedition across Columbia to map the Isthmus of Darien, for plans to construct what would be the Panama Canal. A boat reaches waits at the shore as the rescue party reaches and checks up on the remaining members of the expedition. The Strain expedition party were lost, separated, ill-equipped, and frequently ill. 6 of the 27 members died of starvation.
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| Source | Engraving |
| Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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