Mercator's Projection. With the Great Circle, Shortest Sailing, or Air Lines, Illustrating the Directness & Capacity of the River St. Lawrence from Lake Eerie to the Atlantic, As a means of communication between Europe and the Commercial Center of the Great West
by KEEFER, Thomas C
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Montreal: Thomas C. Keefer, 1855. unbound. Map. Lithograph with modern hand coloring. Image size 22.5 x 34.5 inches. Sheet size 23.5 x 35.5 inches, with 8 x 1 inch tab at center left edge. Some wear evident along original fold lines, lined with archival tissue, repair to center right margin. Printed by G. Matthews, Montreal.<br/><br/> Unusual map showing Atlantic routes of steam ships from Europe to North America, as well as various railroads routes in North America. Produced in conjunction with Canada's participation in one of the great international exhibitions of the 19th century, the Paris Exposition Universelle in 1855. The map promotes Canadian routes and the transformation of Canada from colony to nation. Elevation profile map at at bottom shows "Johnson's Profile of the Northern Route for the Pacific Railroad from Lake Michigan to Vancouver Island, shewing relative Summits on other Routes." Thomas Coltrin Keefer (1821-1915) was Canadian publisher based in Montreal. Hard to find.<br/><br/>
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- Title
- Mercator's Projection. With the Great Circle, Shortest Sailing, or Air Lines, Illustrating the Directness & Capacity of the River St. Lawrence from Lake Eerie to the Atlantic, As a means of communication between Europe and the Commercial Center of the Great West
- Author
- KEEFER, Thomas C
- Format/Binding
- Unbound
- Book Condition
- Used
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- 1
- Publisher
- Thomas C. Keefer
- Place of Publication
- Montreal
- Date Published
- 1855
- Keywords
- St. Lawrence River, St. Lawrence Seaway, Lake Eerie, Atlantic Ocean, Railroad, Trade, Paris Exhibition, 19th Century, data,
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