Detailed historical map of the Great Lakes, illustrating navigation routes, lighthouse locations, and canal routes for marine navigation and sailing in Canada and the U.S.

Canals, Lighthouses and Sailing Routes St. Lawrence and Great Lakes – Atlas of Canada 1st Edition by Natural Resources Canada

Price range: $49.99 through $239.99

Sourced from the Atlas of Canada 1st Edition (1906).

1906 St. Lawrence and Great Lakes Canals and Lighthouses Map

Before the Welland and St. Lawrence systems were rebuilt for modern freighters, Canadian surveyors mapped the lakes as a working commercial highway. This map comes from the 1st Edition of the Atlas of Canada, published by Natural Resources Canada, and it reads like a shipping master’s reference sheet.

Canals are plotted alongside every lighthouse position, with symbols separating fixed lights, revolving lights, and light ships. Sailing routes and steamship routes link Canadian ports to each other and to American ports, and a table gives sailing distances in geographical miles between U.S. and Canadian ports on the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence. Freight and passenger traffic through the canals appears as of 1903-1904, along with total maintenance and construction costs for the Canadian canals. Lake depths are rendered in contours and graduated blue tints, darker for deep water, lighter over the shallows.

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Laminated with Rails

First, we laminate the map, then mount wood rails at the top and bottom. The front side of each rail features a black or walnut finish, while the sides and back are unfinished wood. Sawtooth hardware is attached to the back of the top rail so it's ready to hang. You can use stickers or wet-erase markers on your laminated map. We recommend a mounted or framed option if you'd like to use map pins to mark locations.

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Mounted with Rails

First, we laminate the map onto foam core, then mount wood rails at the top and bottom. The front side of each rail features a black or walnut finish, while the sides and back are unfinished wood. Sawtooth hardware is attached to the back of the top rail so it's ready to hang. You can use map pins, stickers, or wet-erase markers on your map. This option will lay clean and flat against the wall, unlike the laminated with rails option.

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