The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700

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Darien

Panama


View Larger MapDescription of institution: A colony unsuccessfully attempted on the Isthmus of Panama, on the Gulf of Darién in the 1590's. Known as the "Darien scheme" backed largely by Scottish investors. URL:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darien_scheme People associated with this location: Stewart, Archibald (-fl. 1699-1709) - Lived at or near
Wallace, James (1684-fl. 1724) - Visited