(Covers to) Around the World By Canadian Pacific Route. May 1903. Copyrighted 1898 by Poole Bros., Chicago.

• Main Author: Canadian Pacific
• Format: Map
• Language: unknown
• Published: Poole Bros. 1903
• Subjects: North Pole; Pacific
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"A very large striking map of the Northern Hemisphere centred on the North Pole, rendered in deep blue and gold tones. Text at the lower edge indicates the pride the company had in presenting this arresting map: "Special attention is directed to this map. It is not the intention to turn the old world upside down, but only to properly show the course as well as the advantages of the Canadian Pacific Routes around the world. We are so accustomed to view the picture of the world on Mercator's Projection that we are apt to forget that the world is round." The fifteen panels of text on the verso of the map cover the why, where and how of this invitation to travel the globe. A wonderful document from another era of travel. (Elisabeth Burdon, 2020)