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Folded Dimensions: 3.5" X 9.5" 

Open Dimensions: 45" W X 19" H

Date Location: Front Cover & Legend

Cover Description: 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).

Date Code: Non-Applicable

Southern Ontario Scale: 1" : 18.5 miles

Northern Ontario Scale: 1" : 18 miles

Main Legend Side Features: Southern Ontario map as far north as Sudbury, Mileage Tables, Canadian Customs Regulations, Extract for US Tariff Regulations of Special Interest to Tourists, " Synopsis of Fish & Game Laws, Index of Southern Cities, Towns & Villages and Index of Lakes.

Opposite Side Features: Map and Legend for Northern Ontario, Index of Cities, Towns and Villages of Northern Ontario, Index of Lakes, Sources of Information, Close up maps of 25 communities.

Mileage Tables: Highways No.2  through to Highway No. 98

Compiled & Drawn By: D. Barclay. Adam Hay, Chief Draughtsman

Prime Minister: M. F. Hepburn

Minister: T. B. McQuesten, Department of Highways

Deputy Minister: R. M. Smith, Department of Highways

Other: Lithographed by The Copp Clark Co. Limited Toronto, Canada

Map Folding Pattern: Click on Cover Below

North Arrow Used on This Map

There was a great deal of excitement with the visit of the

Royal couple in 1939 - it was the first visit by a reigning

monarch to Canada.

The King and Queen in St. Catharines on June 7, 1939

for opening ceremonies of the Queen Elizabeth Way.

This monument was erected at the starting point of the Queen

Elizabeth Way to mark the opening of the highway by the

King and Queen during the royal visit.  The inscription on the

monument is below.

"The Queen Elizabeth Way was opened by the King and Queen

in June 1939 marking the first visit of a reigning sovereign to a sister Dominion of the Empire.  The courage and resolution of their Majesties in undertaking the royal visit in the face of

imminent war have inspired the people of this Province to

complete this work in the empires darkest hour in full

confidence of victory and a lasting peace."

This map was the first where color was added to the maps of cities and towns.