Produced by Steven Gibbs, Adam Styles and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE: Minor typographic errors corrected. Some place names have out-of-date spellings. Photographic plates are presented on facing pages within the book and have been placed at the nearest paragraph break in this document. Chapters are preceded by a page with the chapter title printed on it; since this is repeated on the following page, such pages are omitted. THE PANAMA CANAL AND ITS MAKERS * * * * * THE RISE AND PROGRESS OF THE SOUTH AMERICAN REPUBLICS By George W. Crichfield Illustrated. Two Vols. Royal 8vo, cloth, 25_s._ THE SOUTH AMERICAN SERIES Edited by Martin Hume Each Volume Demy 8vo, cloth, 10_s._ 6_d._ net. VOL. I. CHILE Its History and Development, Natural Features, Products, Commerce and Present Conditions. By G. F. Scott Elliott, M.A., F.R.G.S., Author of "A Naturalist in Mid Africa." With an Introduction by Martin Hume, a Map, and many Illustrations. "An exhaustive and interesting account, not only of the turbulent history of this country but of her present conditions and seeming prospects."--_Westminster Gazette._ "Will be found attractive and useful reading by the student of history, the geographer, the naturalist, and last, but assuredly not least, the British merchant."--_Scotsman._ VOL. II. PERU Its Former and Present Civilisation, Topography and Natural Resources, History and Political Conditions, Commerce and General Development. By C. Reginald Enock, F.R.G.S., Author of "The Andes and the Amazon." With an Introduction by Martin Hume, a Map, and numerous Illustrations. "An important work.... The writer possesses a quick eye and a keen intelligence; is many-sided in his interests, and on certain subjects speaks as an expert. The volume deals fully with the development of the country, and is written in the same facile and graphic style as before. Illustrated by a large number of excellent photographs."--_The Times._ "A magnificent collection of information on this interesting country. The author's vivid and eloquent description invests it for us with some of the glamour it possessed for the Conquistadores of the sixteenth century; and on closing the book the reader feels tempted to set out at once for Peru."--_Yorkshire Observer._ IN PREPARATION VOL. III. MEXICO By C. Reginald Enock LONDON: T. FISHER UNWIN [Illustration: MAKERS OF THE CANAL.] THE PANAMA CANAL AND ITS MAKERS. _By_ VAUGHAN CORNISH _Doctor of Science (Manchester Univ.), Fellow of the Royal Geographical, Geological, and Chemical Societies of London, Member of the Japan Society_ WITH MAP, PLANS, AND PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN BY THE AUTHOR