1932 Maduro Panama Canal Pictorial Postcard
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Meeting of the Atlantic and Pacific. 'The Kiss of the Oceans.'
A graphically stunning image celebrating the 'Kiss of Oceans' at the Panama Canal.
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A graphically stunning image celebrating the 'Kiss of Oceans' at the Panama Canal.
This is a c. 1932 Isaac L. Maduro, Jr. postcard map of the western hemisphere.A Closer Look
The map was created to celebrate the Panama Canal, 'the kiss of the oceans.' The artistic focus of the piece lies in the faces of the two mermaids looking at each other across the isthmus of Panama. The card has texture; the topography of the map is raised, along with the mermaids' faces. Statistics about the Panama Canal are situated in the lower left corner, including its length, the width of the channel, the area of the Canal Zone, and the time it takes to travel through the locks and the canal. Very few locations are labeled throughout the map. Only two countries are labeled, Canada and Panama, along with just over three dozen cities. Two Canadian provinces, Newfoundland and Nova Scotia, are also labeled.Publication History
This card was copyrighted by Isaac L. Maduro, Jr. It was initially produced c. 1915 for the Panama-Pacific International Exposition but went through many states and editions. We have dated this one to 1932 due to its similarity to a similar example we had in the past bearing a postmark.Condition
Very good. Light soiling. Unused postcard.