DESCRIPTION: Attractive and very scarce lithographed map of Banff, Lake Louise and the Columbia Icefield Highway with the Yoho Valley Emerald Lake Field, and Golden, Canada. Shows highways, glaciers, mountain ranges, trails, and the route of the Canadian Pacific Railway.
Map is on the recto of a folding six-part brochure with an inset elevation view of the "Altitudes of principal peaks from Golden to Banff in the Canadian Rockies." In that view the peaks with names underlined are on the South Side of the Canadian Pacific Railway main line from Banff to Golden.
Verso contains photographs, text and a map of the Columbia Icefield Highway (Sunwapta Pass to Lake Louise) and a cross section (elevation view) of the Canadian Rockies from the same Columbia Icefield Highway. Dated by reference to the Rumsey Collection.
PUBLICATION DATE: 1941
GEOGRAPHIC AREA: Canada
BODY OF WATER: N/A
CONDITION: Very good.
Generally clean and bright. Solid. Folds, as issued. One pinhole at fold intersection.
COLORING: Lithographed color.
ENGRAVER:
SIZE: 22
" x
15 "
ITEM PHYSICAL LOCATION: 10
PRICE: $350
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