Nova Scotia, New Brunswick & Prince Edward Island Antique Map c.1888
€ 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-12794-6
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
Very good condition with mild toning and faint darkening along the original center fold. Plate mark visible. Margins clean with minimal wear. Strong impression with attractive color shading.
About this sheet
New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island together, an original color-printed map of c.1888 by Rand, McNally & Co. The running head reads "Rand, McNally & Co.'s New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island" between atlas page numbers 40 and 41. The waters are tinted pale blue, and the coastlines and provinces are outlined.
The three provinces are drawn in full, with the Bay of Fundy between New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, the Gulf of St. Lawrence to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the south and east. Cape Breton Island is lettered at the right, and Prince Edward Island lies in the Gulf at the center. The Magdalen Islands appear in the upper right, with the western tip of Newfoundland beyond. Railroad lines are shown across the three provinces, and a key at the lower left distinguishes completed railroads from proposed ones.
The sheet gives a good view of the Maritime provinces of Canada, a generation after Confederation in 1867.
