Title / Subject: Dominion of Canada (Western Sheet)
Date: 1886
Size: The sheet (including the margins) measures approximately 610mm x 495mm (24 inches x 19 1/4 inches). Title and plate number printed verso, as published; otherwise blank.
Description: A large, finely engraved, detailed map of western Canada in the late 19th century. Railway lines and canals are marked. The hydrography is printed in blue ink with further original outline colour added by hand.
Cartographer / Engraver: A.K. Johnston, with additions & corrections by T.B. Johnston.
Provenance: 'Royal Atlas of Modern Geography exhibiting in a series of entirely original and authentic maps, the present condition of geographical discovery and research in the several Countries, Empires, and States of the World', W. & A.K. Johnston, Edinburgh and London, 1886.
Condition: Very good condition. Light age toning / handling marks. Attractive original colour. Centrefold as published. Please study all the photographs carefully to fully appreciate the condition.
Ref: #04868
Authenticity: this is an authentic item, published at the date stated in the title and accompanying description. Where an exact date is not known, the item is dated as circa (c.), e.g. c.1650. This indicates that it may have been printed/published a few years either side of the specified year.
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