|
YEAR
ON
COVER |
DATE
LOCATION |
DESCRIPTION |
SIZE |
|
1923 |
|
Black
text on white cover |
|
|
1925 |
|
Black
text on white cover |
|
|
1926
 |
On
Cover &
in Legend |
Black
text on White Cover |
4
X 9.5 |
|
1927 |
|
Black
text on White Cover |
4
X 9.5 |
|
1928 |
On
Cover &
in Legend |
Blue
text on soft yellow background. |
4
X 9.5 |
|
1929
- 30 |
On
Cover &
in Legend |
Dark blue
text on off white background |
4
X 9.5 |
|
1930
- 31 |
On
Cover &
in Legend |
Blue
text on Yellow background |
4
X 9.5 |
|
1931
- 32 |
On
Cover &
in Legend |
A soft orange / salmon colored
background with dark blue lettering. |
4
X 9.5 |
|
1932
- 33 |
|
A soft
cream colored background with dark
green lettering. |
4
X 9.5 |
|
1933
- 34 |
On
Cover &
in Legend |
Soft yellow background with a yellow border. Red
and predominantly green lettering on the cover. |
4
X 9.5 |
|
1934
- 35 |
On
Cover |
Soft yellow background with a yellow border. Red
and predominantly black lettering on the cover. |
3.5
X 9.5 |
|
1935
- 36 |
On
Cover &
in Legend |
Soft green background with a darker green border. Red
and predominantly black lettering on the cover. The coat of arms
is centered near the top. |
3.5
X 9.5 |
|
1936
- 37
|
On
Cover &
in Legend
|
Soft yellow background with a green leaf border. Red
and predominantly black lettering on the cover.
|
3.5
X 9.5
|
|
1937 - 38
|
On
Cover &
In Legend
|
Soft pink
background with a multi-colored ornate border. Text in silver and
black.
|
3.5
X 9.5
|
|
1938
- 39
|
On
Cover &
In Legend
|
Soft yellow
background. Border or blue and red rectangles with colored bars in
them. Red, blue and black text on cover with the Ontario coat of arms.
A logo of a fish jumping in water is in the lower portion of the cover.
|
3.5
X 9.5
|
|
1939
- 40
|
On
Cover &
in Legend
|
Royal blue, red, yellow, green and white are used on the map cover.
The portraits of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth are at the top of
the cover in a blue tint. (Celebrating the Royal Visit of 1939).
|
3.5
X 9.5
|
|
1940
- 41 |
On
Cover &
in Legend |
Red background with the word "ONTARIO" in yellow with
black shadow effect. Other lettering is white, black and red.
The provincial coat of arms is on the cover. |
3.5
X 9.5 |
|
1941 |
On
Cover &
in Legend |
Green background with the word "ONTARIO" in
white with
black shadow effect. Other lettering is yellow, black and red.
The provincial coat of arms is on the cover. |
3.5
X 9.5 |
|
1942A |
On
Cover &
in Legend |
Yellow background with the word "ONTARIO" in
white with
black shadow effect. Other lettering is white, black and red.
The provincial coat of arms is on the cover. |
3.5
X 9.5 |
|
1942B |
On
Cover &
in Legend |
Yellow background with the word "ONTARIO" in
white with
black shadow effect. Other lettering is white, black and red.
The provincial coat of arms is replaced on the cover by a warning re:
World War II. |
3.5
X 9.5 |
|
1942C |
|
Yellow background with the word "ONTARIO" in
white with
black shadow effect. Other lettering is white, black and red.
The year has been omitted from the cover and the provincial coat of arms is
returned. The warning re: World
War II is moved to the bottom of the cover. |
3.5
X 9.5 |
|
1945
- 46 |
On
Cover |
Black
& Red text on Yellow background |
3.5
X 9.5 |
 |
On
Cover |
White background with the word "ONTARIO" in blue
with black shadow effect. Other lettering is dark blue and red.
The provincial coat of arms is on the cover in color.
1946 |
3.5
X 9.5 |
|
1947 |
On
Cover |
Light blue background with the word "ONTARIO" in white with black shadow
effect. Other lettering is white, dark blue and red.
The provincial coat of arms is on the cover. |
3.5
X 9.5 |
|
1948
|
On
Cover |
Light blue background with the word "ONTARIO" in white
with red shadow effect. Other lettering is dark blue and red.
The provincial coat of arms is on the cover. |
3.5
X 9.5
|
|
1949 |
On
Cover &
in Legend |
Light blue background with the word "ONTARIO" in
white with
dark blue shadow effect. Other lettering is red, white and dark
blue.
The provincial coat of arms is on the cover. |
3.5
X 9.5 |
|
1950 A
|
On
Cover &
in Legend |
Red background with white lettering, highlighted with a
dark blue. Additional dark blue lettering and a white box
containing a message about Free Distribution.
Version "A" - Normal coloring on back of map. |
3.5 X 9.5
|
|
1950 B
|
On
Cover &
in Legend |
Red background with white lettering, highlighted with a
dark blue. Additional dark blue lettering and a white box
containing a message about Free Distribution.
Version "B" - Reds, pink, green and water blue
colors
omitted from the back of map. |
3.5 X 9.5 |
|
1951
|
On Cover |
Color drawing of Niagara
Falls behind Ontario Coat of Arms
|
3.5 X 9.5
|
|
1952
|
On
Cover &
in Legend |
Soldier standing guard on bridge leading into a gated
entrance at Fort Henry, Kingston, Ontario. Prominent on the wall
above is the name and date, " FORT HENRY 1832" |
3.5 X 9.5
|
|
1953
|
On
Cover &
in Legend |
Royal blue background with a framed color photograph of
the newly crowned queen; Elizabeth II. 'Ontario' is in red
lettering with white highlighting. The remaining lettering on the
cover is in white, except for the year which is in red also." |
3.5 X 9.5
|
|
1954
|
On
Cover &
in Legend |
Blue background with red and white lettering.
Colored drawing of a family having a picnic in a roadside rest stop. |
3.5 X 9.5 |
|
1955
|
On Cover
&
In Legend |
Dark blue bands at the top and bottom. "Ontario" and "1955"
is in red with white highlighting. The provincial coat of arms is
in the bottom portion of the map in 6 colors. A colored drawing
depicting a bird's eye view of the Ontario Provincial Legislature
Buildings in Toronto is in the center of the cover with the title
"Parliament Buildings - Toronto". |
4.75 X 8.5
|
|
1956
|
On
Cover &
in Legend |
A green colored background with green and white
lettering. A white maple leaf in the center contains colored
drawings; The Coat of Arms of Ontario, logging on a river, a canal
with a ship in it, two fishermen, the Ontario Legislature building, a
farmer on a tractor and an industrial building.
|
4.75 X 8.5
|
|
1957
|
On
Cover &
in Legend
|
Dark blue background with white and green
lettering. Features color drawings; a circle in the center with a
modern interchange, and surrounding it drawings of two traders in a canoe,
a man on horse back, a covered wagon drawn by oxen, a buggy pulled by a
horse, an older model open car on a dirt road, a sleek 1957 sedan on a
highway and the Ontario coat of arms.
|
4.75 X 8.5
|
|
1958
|
On
Cover &
in Legend
|
Green background with predominantly white lettering highlighted in red.
Colored drawing of bridges and vehicles - the upper half of the map
portrays and modern bridge with a red sedan in a small circle. The
bottom half features a covered bridge with a horse drawn buggy in a
small circle adjoining it.
|
4.75 X 8.5
|
|
1959
|
On
Cover &
in Legend |
Features colored drawing of the Burlington Bay Skyway. A dark blue
area across the top of the cover has the word 'Ontario' in red with
white highlighting. A brown area across the bottom has the
minister's names in white. |
4.75 X 8.5
|
|
1960
|
On
Cover &
in Legend |
Light
blue top and dark blue bottom. Text on map cover is in white.
The upper portion of the cover features a primarily blue colored drawing
of a canoe with eight occupants and the date 1760 below. The lower
portion of the cover features a colored illustration of a four lane
highway with two modern automobiles. An over pass is in the
background.
|
4.75 X 8.5
|
|
1961 A
|
On
Cover &
in Legend |
Dark green gradually changing to a light green is located on the top and
bottom of the cover. Writing on the cover is in white. Five
colored drawings of Upper Canada Village are on the cover as follows: A
wagon with 2 men being pulled by 2 horses, a black smith working on an
anvil, a water driven mill on a pond, a church and an aerial view of the
village. |
4.75 X 8.5
|
|
1961 B
|
On Cover |
Five color drawings
"Upper Canada Village" as in version A & "This Road
Map Supplied..." logo added in center
|
4.75 X 8.5
|
|
1962
|
On
Cover &
in Legend |
Sky blue background at top with dark blue ONTARIO lettering with white
highlights. A series of five color drawings are situated on either
side of a winding highway; an industrial building in a forest, log
workers directly logs floating down a river, a combine drawn by a
tractor harvesting hay, cows grazing by a dairy barn and ships along
side grain storage silos. |
4.75 X 8.5
|
|
1963
|
On
Cover &
in Legend |
Light green on the top and bottom - "Ontario" in yellow lettering -
other lettering in white and dark blue. The main colored drawing
in the center of the map cover features a curved six lane, divided
highway with traffic on it. The skyline of a modern city is in the
background and five dark blue outline figures surround the previously
described artwork; a businessman in a suit walking; a surveyor looking
through his sextant, a road worker with a jack hammer, a fisherman
netting a catch and a student in graduation garb.
|
4.75 X 8.5
|
|
1964
|
On
Cover &
in Legend |
Sky blue on the top
with white lettering on the face of the cover. A colored aerial
drawing of the Garden City Skyway in St. Catharines is featured. |
4.75 X 8.5
|
|
1965
|
On
Cover &
in Legend |
Sky blue on the top with red, yellow and white lettering on the face of
the cover. A colored aerial photograph of the Avenue Road - 401
interchange in Toronto is featured. |
4.75 X 8.5
|
|
1966
|
On
Cover &
in Legend |
A color photograph of Highway 69 (later Highway 169) alongside a body of
water near Bala. An over hanging pine tree frames the cover, while
other trees have changed to bright fall colors. The main title of
the map is in yellow and white in the blue sky area. A lone red
sedan approaches and additional writing in the bottom portion of the cover
is in white. |
4.75 X 8.5
|
|
1967
|
On Cover
&
In Legend |
The main background color of the
cover is dark blue. All text is in white, except the word
"ONTARIO" which is in red with white highlighting. On the right
center of the cover is a colored photograph showing the ramps of a multi
layered interchange. There are four colored drawings on the left
side of the cover from the top down; a canoe on a stream with four
occupants; a lead oxen drawn wagon with others following; a lone rider
in a horse drawn buggy and a driver in an old car traveling along rough
terrain. |
4.75 X 8.5
|
|
1968
|
On Cover |
The background is a sky blue color. A "3 dimensional" colored
drawn map of the bodies of water bordering Ontario are represented on
the map. Text is in white and red. Six small colored
drawings are situated on the cover representing activities for the part
of the province where they are located. From top to bottom: a
fisherman with a jumping fish on the line; ships beside grain storage
elevators; a moose standing near a lake; the Minolta tower in Niagara
Falls; Toronto City Hall and a tractor pulling a combine harvesting hay. |
4.75 X 8.5
|
|
1969
|
In Legend
Only |
The background color is black. All text is white on the cover.
There are six color photographs on the cover - from top to bottom; The
"Archer" at Toronto City Hall; four people near a lake - the man in the
foreground is cooking over an open flame; 2 children fishing; a lady on
horseback amongst trees in fall colors; a lady skiing down a snowy
slope; 2 men in canoes re-enacting a fur trading era with a man of the
cloth in the background. |
4.75 X 8.5
|
|
1970
|
On Cover
Only |
The background color is black. All text is white on the cover.
There are six color photographs on the cover - from top to bottom; The
"Archer" at Toronto City Hall; four people near a lake - the man in the
foreground is cooking over an open flame; 2 children fishing; a lady on
horseback amongst trees in fall colors; a lady skiing down a snowy
slope; 2 men in canoes re-enacting a fur trading era with a man of the
cloth in the background. |
4.75 X 8.5
|
