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OBJECT TYPE: SYSTEM
DATE: 1936
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1966.0773.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILAYS
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: PAPER

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 120.0 cm
Width: 52.0 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Railway Transportation
Category: Archives
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS MAP PROBABLY USED C. 1936 +
Canada: SYSTEM MAP OF CANADA'S LARGEST RAILWAY NETWORK C. 1936, THE CENTENARY OF PASSENGER/PUBLIC RAILWAY SERVICES IN CANADA.
Function: PROVIDES ACCURATE GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION OF RAIL LINES, IN 2-DIMENSIONAL GRAPHIC FORM, FOR A PARTICULAR AREA AND DATE.
Technical: MAP OF THE LARGEST RAILWAY SYSTEM IN THE WORLD.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Map legend reads in part " CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS/ LEGEND/ LINES ON ATLANTIC REGION COLOURED BROWN/.../ [LINES ON] CENTRAL [REGION COLOURED] GREEN/ [LINES ON] WESTERN [REGION COLOURED] RED/ GRAND TRUNK WESTERN LINES [COLOURED] BLUE/ CENTRAL VERMONT LINES [COLOURED] ORANGE/ LINES JOINTLY OWNED WITH OTHER COMPANIES; AND THE CHIEF/ LINES COVERED BY RUNNING RIGHTS AND TRAFFIC AGREEMENTS...". " # 57 " & asignature are handwritten on reverse.
Missing: COMPLETE, BUT FRAGILE AND TORN.
Finish: OFF WHITE PAPER BACKGROUND; MAP LARGELY BLUE, YELLOW, PINK & GREEN.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Map, circa 1936, Artifact no. 1966.0773, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1966.0773.001/

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