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Maps from the Robert Reford Company collection pertaining primarily to transportation routes in Canada and Europe [cartographic material, architectural drawing]

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Date:

1890-[1919].

Reference:

R3089-0-1-E, MG28-III59

Type of material:

Maps and cartographic material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

3933614

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Robert Reford Company fonds

Maps from the Robert Reford Company collection pertaining primarily to transportation routes in Canada and Europe
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Series includes:

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Date(s):

1890-[1919].

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

10 maps : chiefly col. ; 84 x 109 cm or smaller.
1 atlas (40 maps) : (41 p.) ; 28 cm.
1 architectural drawing : pencil & ink ; 36 x 86 cm.

Language of material:

English

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Series contains a railway guide to various Canadian cities, a shipper's guide to the Maritime provinces and maps of Victoria, B.C. and different regions of the province of Quebec. Also included are maps of harbours or docks in a variety of locations including Halifax (Nova Scotia), Glasgow (Scotland), Northumberland (England), Antwerp (Belgium) and Havana (Cuba). The series also contains the floor plan of a store in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
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Canadian Pacific Railway Company

Rand McNally and Company
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Statement of responsibility note:

Item 1 produced by Canadian Pacific Railway; item 2 produced by Rand McNally & Co. (Chicago & New York); item 3 produced by John W. Regan & C.D. McAlpine (Halifax); item 4 produced by Companie aérienne Franco-Canadienne; item 7 produced by Robert E. Davies, architect (Winnipeg); item 8 produced by T. Nappier Hibbens (Victoria); item 9 produced by Pedro Gutiérrez (Havana); item 10 produced by Andrew Reid and Co. (Newcastle-on-Tyne); item 11 produced by Tyne Improvement Commission (Newcastle-on-Tyne); item 12 produced by Richard Huybrechts et Cie (Anvers).

Physical description note:

Maps include 6 col., 2 blueprints, 1 blueline print and 1 b & w reproduction.
Four maps (items 2, 10, 11 & 12) originally issued as pocket guides in booklet form; maps now stored unfolded and flattened.
Items 3, 5, 11 & 12 contain mss. annotations (ink, pencil & colour pencil).
Items 6 & 11 backed on linen.

Note on the state of conservation:

Item 3 contains small tears along fold seams.

Custodial history:

Material was transferred in March 1983 from the Manuscript Division (MG28-III59).

Cartographic math data:

Scales differ.

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1. Canadian Pacific Railway: Town Plans, Terminal Lines Maps and General Information Respecting Methods of Passenger, Buggage, Car and Train Transfers in the Following Cities: [follows list of cities]. [1919]. Scales differ. [S.I.: Canadian Pacific Railway].
2. Rand, McNally and Co.'s Indexed County Map and Shipper's Guide to Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island, Accompanied by a New and Original Compilation and Ready Reference Index, Showing in Detail the Entire Railroad System [...]. 1890 . Scale [1:710 720]. Chicago and New York: Rand, McNally and Co.
3. Map of the City and Harbour of Halifax, N.S. 1910. Scale [1:9 600].
4. Province de Québec, Feuille No. 70. [Seigneurie de Nicolas-Rioux]. n.d. Scale [1:31 680] Montréal: Compagnie aérienne Franco-Canadienne.
5. [Concession map of Lac Caribou and surrounding area]. n.d.
6. Plan of the River Corneille, County of Saguenay. 1902. Scale [1:31 680]
7. Plan of Store, the McIntyre Block, Main St., Winnipeg, Man. Canada. n.d. Scale [1:48]. Robert E. Davies, Architect, Winnipeg.
8. Plan of the City of Victoria. n.d. [Victoria]: T. Napier Hibben.
9. Plan de la Habana, Ano de 1916. Scale [1:21 500]. Montréal: Compagnie aérienne Franco-Canadienne.
10. Clyde Navigation, Hand Map of Glasgow Harbour and Docks and Guide to Shipping Borths. 1904. Scale [1:10 800]. Newcastle-on-Tyne: Andrew Reid and Co.
11. Plan Shewing the Albert Edward Dock, Northumberland Dock, and Commissioners Railways and Coal Shipping Straiths. 1903. [Newcastle-on-Tyne]: Tyne Improvement Commission.
12. Plan de la Ville d'Anvers et ses Environs. 1891. Scale [1:9 260]. Anvers: Richard Huybrechts et Cie.

Source:

Private

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83402/11 CA
MG28-III59
R3089-0-1-E

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MG28-III59

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83402/11 CA
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Box [REFORD, ROBERT 83402/11]

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2000006879 Item no. assigned by LAC 1--12

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