General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

42

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

PAPER; CARDSTOCK

Dimensions

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

Length

52.0 cm

Width

41.5 cm

Height

2.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Railway Transportation

Category

Commemorative

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Confederation

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Toronto

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

A CENTENNIAL PROJECT - 1867

Canada

ILLUSTRATES SIGNIFICANT EVENTS IN CANADIAN HISTORY - POLITICAL, SOCIAL & TECHNICAL BETWEEN 1497 AND 1967, BUT MAINLY IN THE 1700'S & 1800'S.

Function

USED TO ILLUSTRATE SOME OF THE KEY EVENTS IN THE HISTORY OF CANADA FROM JOHN CABOT'S LANDING IN 1497 TO THE SAILING OF THE ST. ROCH THROUGH THE NORTH-WEST PASSAGE IN THE 1940'S.

Technical

ILLUSTRATES THE FOLLOWING HISTORIC TECHNICAL EVENTS: 12.- TRANSATLANTIC TELEGRAPH CABLE, 1866; 18.- ST. ROCH ON NW PASSAGE VOYAGE, 1944; 24.- CANADA'S 1ST SHIPYARD, 1672; 26.- CANADA'S 1ST PRINTING PRESS; 28. & 34.- EARLY CANAL CONSTRUCTION; 37.- CANADA'S 1ST RAILWAY, 1836; 40.- CARIBOO ROAD BUILDING, 1862; STANDARD TIME, 1879.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PRINTED ON PORTFOLIO COVER: NO.1- 'Confederation Life's/ GALLERY OF CANADIAN HISTORY/ [MAPLE LEAF SYMBOL]/ GALERIE D'HISTOIRE DU CANADA/ de/ La Confederation/ Portfolio No 1- Cahier No 1'/ ON CARDBOARD PACKAGE -.1 STICKER 'CONFEDERATION SERIES PORTFOLIO'/ SHORT EXPLANATION ON BOTTOM FIFTH OF PRINT IN ENGLISH AND FRENCH; TITLE AND ORIGINAL ARTIST: 'JOHN CABOT [PLANTING A FLAG IN NORTH AMERICA 1497]' - J.D. KELLY.

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE/ .1-.20 IN PORTFOLIO NO. 1

Finish

PORTFOLIO NO. 1 - RED WITH GOLD LETTERING/ PRINTS - MULTI-COLOURED PRINT ON WHITE BACKGROUND WITH BLACK PRINTING

Decoration

N/A