Canada Antique Railroad Map c.1888 – British America, Cities & Regions
€ 460
Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)
Date
1888
Sheet size
36 × 52.5 cm (14.2 × 20.7 in)
Condition
Good
Reference
BG-12794-5
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 with light toning and a visible center fold as issued. Plate impression clear. Mild handling marks to the margins, not affecting the printed area.
About this sheet
British America in c.1888, an original color-printed map by Rand, McNally & Co. showing the Dominion of Canada from the Pacific to the Atlantic. The title "British America" is lettered at the upper right, and the running head reads "Rand, McNally & Co.'s British America" between atlas page numbers 36 and 37.
The Dominion is tinted in pale green, with "Dominion of Canada" lettered across the center, and the provinces are tinted in other colors: British Columbia in pink at the left, Manitoba in orange, Ontario in pink and Quebec in yellow, with the Maritime provinces and Newfoundland and Labrador at the right. Hudson Bay fills the center of the sheet, and the Arctic islands run across the top. Railroad lines are drawn across the southern provinces, and the sheet extends to the northern United States along the lower edge, where the lines of the American railroads are shown.
The sheet records the country a generation after Confederation, when the northwest was still lightly mapped and the railroads were just reaching the Pacific.
