The Last West. Map of Western Canada Showing Location of Lands for Sale in the Last Mountain Valley.
Date estimated "This exciting and ephemeral map was issued around 1903 by William Pearson & Co. to promote the sale of company lands in Saskatchewan’s Last Mountain Valley. Pearson was a local businessman from Winnipeg who invested heavily in the region and distributed maps and literature w...
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ftdavidrumseyc:oai:N/A:RUMSEY~8~1~355051~90121967 2024-05-12T08:07:01+00:00 The Last West. Map of Western Canada Showing Location of Lands for Sale in the Last Mountain Valley. William Pearson & Co. Canada Saskatchewan 1903 Full Image Download in JP2 Format 36 45 https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~355051~90121967 https://media.davidrumsey.com/MediaManager/srvr?mediafile=/Size4/RUMSEY~8~1/205/15325000.jpg unknown Bulman Bros Winnipeg 15325.000 https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~355051~90121967 https://media.davidrumsey.com/MediaManager/srvr?mediafile=/Size4/RUMSEY~8~1/205/15325000.jpg Land Development Separate Map 1903 ftdavidrumseyc 2024-04-12T13:41:06Z Date estimated "This exciting and ephemeral map was issued around 1903 by William Pearson & Co. to promote the sale of company lands in Saskatchewan’s Last Mountain Valley. Pearson was a local businessman from Winnipeg who invested heavily in the region and distributed maps and literature widely to encourage emigration and tourism. Bright red color highlights a large parcel bounded loosely by Jumping Deer Creek, the Qu’Appelle River, and Last Mountain Lake. A tempting proposed extension of the Canadian Pacific Railway is shown bisecting the territory, allowing for access to the ever-expanding network of rails emanating from Winnipeg. The entire C.P.R. system can be seen in an inset in the upper left. Numerous Indian Reservations (I.R.s) are dotted throughout the image. Topography is depicted in hachure and an interesting variety of place names, geographic features, and locations of interest are labeled throughout the image. Of note is the ‘Half Breed Settlement’ established at Willow Bunch – the location of a Metis community forced to emigrate from Manitoba. Sources: Metis History; Village of Govan History" (Curtis Wright, 2023) Map Metis David Rumsey Historical Map Collection (Cartography Associates) Canada Indian Last Mountain ENVELOPE(-126.620,-126.620,60.773,60.773) Pacific |
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Date estimated "This exciting and ephemeral map was issued around 1903 by William Pearson & Co. to promote the sale of company lands in Saskatchewan’s Last Mountain Valley. Pearson was a local businessman from Winnipeg who invested heavily in the region and distributed maps and literature widely to encourage emigration and tourism. Bright red color highlights a large parcel bounded loosely by Jumping Deer Creek, the Qu’Appelle River, and Last Mountain Lake. A tempting proposed extension of the Canadian Pacific Railway is shown bisecting the territory, allowing for access to the ever-expanding network of rails emanating from Winnipeg. The entire C.P.R. system can be seen in an inset in the upper left. Numerous Indian Reservations (I.R.s) are dotted throughout the image. Topography is depicted in hachure and an interesting variety of place names, geographic features, and locations of interest are labeled throughout the image. Of note is the ‘Half Breed Settlement’ established at Willow Bunch – the location of a Metis community forced to emigrate from Manitoba. Sources: Metis History; Village of Govan History" (Curtis Wright, 2023) |
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The Last West. Map of Western Canada Showing Location of Lands for Sale in the Last Mountain Valley. |
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The Last West. Map of Western Canada Showing Location of Lands for Sale in the Last Mountain Valley. |
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The Last West. Map of Western Canada Showing Location of Lands for Sale in the Last Mountain Valley. |
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The Last West. Map of Western Canada Showing Location of Lands for Sale in the Last Mountain Valley. |
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The Last West. Map of Western Canada Showing Location of Lands for Sale in the Last Mountain Valley. |
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last west. map of western canada showing location of lands for sale in the last mountain valley. |
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Bulman Bros |
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1903 |
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