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Map Of Alaska And The Yukon. Canadian Rockies And The Triangle Tour Of British Columbia Canadian National Railway

Map Of Alaska And The Yukon. Canadian Rockies And The Triangle Tour Of British Columbia

Canadian National Railway

Other works by Canadian National Railway

Publication: Privately printed, 1927, NP

First edition. 9" x 4" green printed wrappers with title printed in darker green ink, housing a 32" x 16 1/2" color map, folded to 32 panels. Inside front wrapper is a system map of the Canadian National Railways from Halifax to Skagway. The map opens to a 16 panel color map entitled, "The Routes of the Canadian Pacific Coast Services. Canadian National Steamship Company Ltd." The map shows the lines of operation, lines under construction and steamship lines. At top right corner is a box offering information about Alaska and the Yukon. At bottom left corner is a 7 1/2" x 11" map showing the British Columbia Rail Lines with stops along the way from Prince Rupert and down to Calgary and Vancouver and west to Edmonton and up to Wrangell. Opposite 16 panels offer a map entitled, "The Triangle Tour of British Columbia. Jasper Park. Mount Robson Park. Canadian Rockies & The Scenic Seas of the North Pacific Coast. Canadian National Railway. The map indicates the Canadian National Railway lines; the steamship lines; trails; and boundaries of the parks. Interspersed along edges of map are sepia-toned photographs of the area. Map is fine. Wrappers are chipped at bottom edge of front wrapper and with bumping to corners. Very good.

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