Quebec and Lake St. John Railway
1898

Antique Quebec and Lake St. John Railway map

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Quebec and Lake St. John Railway. The new route to the famed Saguenay.

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Antique panoramic birds-eye view of the Quebec and Lake St. John Railway route between those two locations. A folding lithographed brochure (closed 8" x 3") filled with interesting pictorial Illustrations including steamboats, waterfalls, native Montagnais Indians and:

Chateau Frontenac Quebec
Princess Louise Basic and Dock, Quebec
Lake Saint Joseph
Batiscan River
Jeannotte River. Outlet of Lake Edward
Wharf at Chicoutimi and By Station
The Sidewheel Steamer Mistassini

Printed in Canada.

Shows the entire railway route as it stretches east with key locations as far east as Ha-Ha Bay, Chicoutimi, Grand Discharge, and St. Felicien.

Fine cover with a fish bearing a railway route map.

Fine cover with a fish bearing a railway route map.

Be sure to take a good look at the cover, it’s a work of art. Dated within to 1898. Verso with train schedules, timetables and general information.

CREATOR: Quebec and Lake St. John Railway

PUBLICATION DATE: 1898

GEOGRAPHIC AREA: Canada

BODY OF WATER: Saint Lawrence River

CONDITION: Good. Shows some small separations starting and one small hole toward bottom right. Browned.

COLORING: Lithographed color.

ENGRAVER:

SIZE: 26 " x 8 "

ITEM PHYSICAL LOCATION: 13

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