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Map of the Canadian Pacific Railway : the Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway, the Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic Railway, the Spokane International Railway, and connections

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Title
Map of the Canadian Pacific Railway : the Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway, the Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic Railway, the Spokane International Railway, and connections
Creator
Poole Brothers  
Scale
Scale approximately 1:4,680,000  
Coordinates
W 135°--W 53°/N 60°--N 37°
Place of Publication
Chicago (Ill.)
Publisher
Poole Brothers  
Date of Publication
1926  
Extent
1 map : color
Dimensions
46 x 111 cm
Notes
  • The Canadian Pacific Railway stretches across the map with connections into North Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan. Trackage rights had been negotiated along the Michigan Central's route, connecting the Canadian Pacific with Detroit and Chicago. The map shows steamship routes from Vancouver to Honolulu, Auckland, Sydney, and Yokohama, from St. John to Liverpool, and from Halifax to Havana, among others. An inset in the lower left depicts worldwide steamship routes with distances. The Canadian Pacific Railway was first proposed under Canadian Prime Minister John A. Macdonald and Sir Alexander Tilloch Galt. The proposed route was to extend westward to the Pacific from established Ontario and Quebec railroad networks. The challenges were political, economic, and logistic. A fully Canadian route would require crossing 1,600 km (990 miles) of rugged and barren Canadian Shield, the muskeg of Northern Ontario, Blackfoot Indian lands, and the Selkirk Range of British Columbia. The government offered huge incentives--including land grants--to encourage migration, development, and a demand for the railroad. Construction began in 1881. At enormous cost and against near constant opposition, the route was completed in 1885. The first transcontinental passenger train departed from Montreal's Dalhousie Station on June 28, 1886, and arrived at Port Moody on July 4. The CPR developed revolutionary options to encourage colonists to move west, including over 1,000 'colonist cars'--low-budget sleeper cars designed to transport families and their possessions across the county. The completion and continued operation of the railroad proved to be a major force in the coast-to-coast development of modern Canada. This map was created and published by Poole Brothers for the Canadian Pacific Railway. It was "corrected to December 31, 1925" and has additional corrections to January 20, 1926.--Edited description of Geographicus Rare Antique Maps.
  • Includes inset: Canadian Pacific Railway and steamship lines.
  • "1-20-'26."
  • Differs from other editions in that the date, "1-20-'26," is printed to left of copyright statement, and edition statement is "corrected to December 31, 1925" rather than "corrected to December 31, 1924" or "corrected to December 31, 1926."
  • "Copyright, 1911, by Poole Bros. Chicago."
  • Copyright 1911.
  • Likely published 1926.
  • Corrected to December 31, 1925.
  • Poole Bros. ; [prepared for Canadian Pacific Railway Company].
Coverage-Spatial
  • United States  
  • Canada  
Language
English
Subject
  • Railroads  
  • Canadian Pacific Railway Company  
Associated Entities
Canadian Pacific Railway Company  
Genre
Maps  
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Type
Cartographic material  
Repository
Map Library
Local Bib ID
99955308325505899
Collection Title
Railroad Maps
Collection
Railroad Maps
TitleMap of the Canadian Pacific Railway : the Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway, the Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic Railway, the Spokane International Railway, and connections
CreatorPoole Brothers  
ScaleScale approximately 1:4,680,000  
CoordinatesW 135°--W 53°/N 60°--N 37°
Place of PublicationChicago (Ill.)
PublisherPoole Brothers  
Date of Publication1926  
Extent1 map : color
Dimensions46 x 111 cm
Notes
  • The Canadian Pacific Railway stretches across the map with connections into North Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan. Trackage rights had been negotiated along the Michigan Central's route, connecting the Canadian Pacific with Detroit and Chicago. The map shows steamship routes from Vancouver to Honolulu, Auckland, Sydney, and Yokohama, from St. John to Liverpool, and from Halifax to Havana, among others. An inset in the lower left depicts worldwide steamship routes with distances. The Canadian Pacific Railway was first proposed under Canadian Prime Minister John A. Macdonald and Sir Alexander Tilloch Galt. The proposed route was to extend westward to the Pacific from established Ontario and Quebec railroad networks. The challenges were political, economic, and logistic. A fully Canadian route would require crossing 1,600 km (990 miles) of rugged and barren Canadian Shield, the muskeg of Northern Ontario, Blackfoot Indian lands, and the Selkirk Range of British Columbia. The government offered huge incentives--including land grants--to encourage migration, development, and a demand for the railroad. Construction began in 1881. At enormous cost and against near constant opposition, the route was completed in 1885. The first transcontinental passenger train departed from Montreal's Dalhousie Station on June 28, 1886, and arrived at Port Moody on July 4. The CPR developed revolutionary options to encourage colonists to move west, including over 1,000 'colonist cars'--low-budget sleeper cars designed to transport families and their possessions across the county. The completion and continued operation of the railroad proved to be a major force in the coast-to-coast development of modern Canada. This map was created and published by Poole Brothers for the Canadian Pacific Railway. It was "corrected to December 31, 1925" and has additional corrections to January 20, 1926.--Edited description of Geographicus Rare Antique Maps.
  • Includes inset: Canadian Pacific Railway and steamship lines.
  • "1-20-'26."
  • Differs from other editions in that the date, "1-20-'26," is printed to left of copyright statement, and edition statement is "corrected to December 31, 1925" rather than "corrected to December 31, 1924" or "corrected to December 31, 1926."
  • "Copyright, 1911, by Poole Bros. Chicago."
  • Copyright 1911.
  • Likely published 1926.
  • Corrected to December 31, 1925.
  • Poole Bros. ; [prepared for Canadian Pacific Railway Company].
Coverage-Spatial
  • United States  
  • Canada  
LanguageEnglish
Subject
  • Railroads  
  • Canadian Pacific Railway Company  
Associated EntitiesCanadian Pacific Railway Company  
GenreMaps  
RightsNo Copyright - United States
TypeCartographic material  
RepositoryMap Library
Local Bib ID99955308325505899
Collection TitleRailroad Maps
CollectionRailroad Maps

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