Old Railway Map of Ontario, Canada, 1892: Toronto, Ottawa, Hamilton, Lake Ontario, Lake Huron iceland Why this subject matters: Dedicated

Why this subject matters: Dedicated in 1927 and set at the heart of Grant Park

Lawrence River: Key entry point to interior Canada and trade routes

it is a document of origins rendered with disciplined

The "Ring Plover" illustrates Audubon’s masterful use of color and composition

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Old Railway Map of Ontario, Canada, 1892: Toronto, Ottawa, Hamilton, Lake Ontario, Lake Huron iceland Why this subject matters: DedicatedOntario 49, issued in 1892 by D. Appleton & Co., presents the province at the height of the late Victorian boom, with county boundaries crisply engraved and washed in distinct colors. Set to the Greenwich prime meridianthen the signature of an increasingly standardized worldthe sheet organizes towns, roads, railways, and principal steam routes into a lucid, navigable portrait of Canadas most populous province. Distances between key points are