This map features information on rail and ship transportation, mining and where to find wildlife for hunting and fishing in the Maritimes. For example, the * symbol on the map represents moose and caribou hunting locations. The map also allowed those using it to locate iron, gold and coal mines, as well as mineral springs, granite and gypsum. It also advises on where one can locate accommodations. Businessmen and sportsmen would have had all the information necessary for an exciting and lucrative trip to the Maritimes.

The Railway Map of Canada West

Produced for the 1857 Canadian Almanac, this map includes proposed and current railways, roads, steamer routes, canals, counties, districts and townships. Upper and Lower Canada, specifically the Great Lakes and Georgian Bay regions, are featured in Canada west. The two vignettes depict a train and a coat of arms.

Bird’s-eye view of the Laurentians

This coloured bird’s-eye view map was produced for the Canadian Pacific Railway Company Passenger Department in 1915. The pictorial map on the right shows the Laurentian Mountains with a red line running through them, perhaps indicating the CPR rail line serving the area. To the left is a topographic map of the Gatineau Valley.