Antique Map of British North America, The Dominion of of Canada, 1882
€ 290
Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)
Date
1882
Sheet size
38 × 57 cm (15.0 × 22.4 in)
Condition
Good
Reference
BG-13601-2-58
What the condition grades mean
Excellent
Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
Very good
Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
Good
Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
Fair
Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.
Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.
Condition
Good condition, folding line in the middle. The outer borders are slightly discolored due to age, but not the image. Study the image carefully.
About this sheet
British North America, the Dominion of Canada, an original map from the 1882 Blackie atlas, published by Blackie & Son. The title "British North America. The Dominion of Canada." is engraved in the upper right, with scales beneath it, and the plate number 49 is printed in the upper right corner.
The sheet shows the whole of Canada, from the Pacific coast at the left across the prairies and the Great Lakes to the Atlantic provinces and Newfoundland at the right, with the Arctic islands at the top and the Hudson Bay as a great inland sea at the center. Outline color separates the provinces and the territories of the northwest, and the southern boundary against the United States runs along the lower edge. Rivers, lakes and mountain ranges are drawn in detail. The northwest corner is labeled as United States territory, which is Alaska.
The date of 1882 falls fifteen years after Confederation and only a few years before the Canadian Pacific Railway was completed across the continent.
