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Country code |
GB |
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Repository code |
234 |
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Repository |
National Records of Scotland |
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Reference |
RHP35110 |
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Title |
Map of the central belt of Canada, (advertising the Canada North-West Land Co. Ltd.), containing information for settlers and showing the trans- continental route of the Canadian Pacific Railway |
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Dates |
1883 |
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Access status |
Open |
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Access conditions |
Unfit for prodcution. Access via digital image on virtual volumes. |
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Location |
On site (Sighthill) |
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Description |
'The Canada North-West Land Company, Limited. Map showing the Great Fertile Region of the Canadian North-West, and line of the Canadian Pacific Railway'. Engravers: American Bank Note Co., New York.
No scale given. 680 x 1065 mm. Engraving.
Printed map of Canada and the northern United States of America, with an inset world map. Provinces marked. A hand points to 'The centre point of North America, the great wheat region of the continent'. Railway routes marked, including the Canadian Pacific Railway. Table of distances for the Canadian Pacific Railway is given. Text provides information on land available for sale to settlers, with information on farming in the region. With six engraved images depicting farms and farming in the region. |
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Level |
File |
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Extent |
1 plan, rolled |
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Related material |
GD244 |
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Archival history |
Records of Skene, Edwards and Garson, WS, solicitors, Edinburgh (GD244) |
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