1906 Atlantic Coast Lighthouses Map
Before radio beacons and GPS, a ship’s safety on the approaches to Halifax came down to knowing which light was fixed and which one turned. Drawn for the 1st Edition of the Atlas of Canada and reproduced from the Natural Resources Canada archive, this 1906 map plots the coastal lighting system alongside the steamer and sailing routes that connected the Gulf of St. Lawrence to open ocean.
- Lights are symbolized by type: fixed lights, revolving lights, and light ships stationed offshore
- A distance table gives mileage from Halifax, Montreal, and Quebec to major ports, useful shorthand for how shipping time was reckoned at the turn of the century
- Water depth appears in contours and tints of blue, darker tones for the deep, paler tones for shoal ground
- Newfoundland and Labrador was still a separate dominion in 1906, yet the sheet carries data for that coast anyway
Map Shop offers this map on paper, laminated, mounted to foam core, railed, or framed in black or walnut molding.

