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Auction 186, Lot 155

"The Triangle Tour of British Columbia - Jasper National Park Mount Robson Park Canadian Rockies and the Sceneic Seas of the North Pacific Coast [on verso] Alaska and the Yukon",

Subject: Pacific Northwest United States & Canada

Period: 1930 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Printed Color

Size:
29.8 x 16.8 inches
75.7 x 42.7 cm
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This tourist brochure features two maps that detail the Canadian railway and steamship routes in the Pacific Northwest. The first map focuses on the southern portion of British Columbia and offers a "triangle tour" between Jasper National Park, Mount Robson Park, and the North Pacific Coast. It shows the railroad routes in bold red lines with stops marked by small circles, and the steamship routes along the coastlines are dashed red lines. There are photographic images of the two parks and a train bridge at top, and insets at left list the heights of various mountain peaks in the area. An inset at bottom right shows the steamship route extending to Seattle, Washington.

The second map shows nearly all of British Columbia, southern Yukon, and the southeastern tip of Alaska. Here again railroads and steamship routes are shown in detail. The text at top right mentions the gold regions in Alaska and the Yukon, and explains that the beauty of these areas is an even greater draw than the gold. Published by Canadian National Railway Company. Folds into printed paper covers.

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Condition: B+

A crisp example, issued folding with a 2" edge tear adjacent to the right side of the title cartouche on the "triangle tour" map. The covers are lightly toned and soiled.

Estimate: $200 - $230

Sold for: $190

Closed on 2/9/2022

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