1913 Print Joseph Pennell Art Miraflores Lock Panama Canal Construction XAOA2 XAKA8 "The Madonna of the Goldfinch

"The Madonna of the Goldfinch

William Maxwell

also known as Belem Tower

Newfoundland

This is an original 1897 black and white wood engraving of a pen drawing of a woman holding a parasol

1913 Print Joseph Pennell Art Miraflores Lock Panama Canal Construction XAOA2 XAKA8 "The Madonna of the GoldfinchThis is an original 1913 black and white halftone print of a lithograph by Joseph Pennell of the construction cranes that were used to build the Miraflores Lock along the Panama Canal in South America. The Panama Canal is a roughly 50 mile long ship canal that connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Although the first canal route was proposed as early as 1534 by a Spanish colonial official, the first stage of construction was began by a French