1963 Shell - Ottawa City Map

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Folded Dimensions: 4" X 9" Open Dimensions: 23" W X 18 " H Date Location: Copyright date in lower right corner of map.   Cover Description: A color photograph of the Changing of the Guard in front of the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill occupies the lower 3/4's of the cover.   A white area with the title and the new shell logo is in the top 1/4.  Date Code: Non Applicable Scale: Main City Map 1" = 0.6 Miles            Ottawa Downtown 1" = 0.25 Miles            Ottawa District Map 1" = 6 miles   Main City Side Features: Title & Legend, Map of the City of Ottawa, Points of Interest Opposite Side Features: Front and Rear covers, Street Index, Maps of Ottawa District and Ottawa Downtown.   Other: Complied, Reproduced and Lithographed in Canada by Rolph-Clark-Stone Ltd, Toronto Note: A small triangle appears in the upper right corner of the cover.

North Arrow Used on This Map.

Front and Rear Covers are Identical except the rear cover is written in French.
Click on links below to view samples of maps from this issue.  Please note that a couple of the files are quite large and may take some time to download on computers with slower internet connections. Downtown Ottawa Ottawa and District Portion of Ottawa South One of the big changes happening in Ottawa in 1963 was the intrusive construction of the Queensway through the core of the city.  Have a look here at the portion of the highway that remained under construction in 1963.
	The daily changing of the guard draws thousands of tourists from  June through  August on the front lawn of the Parliament  Buildings in Ottawa.
A sample of the Street Index.