Item #5871 Map of Part of British Columbia Showing Main Road System [Ashcroft Village]. Maps - British Columbia.
Map of Part of British Columbia Showing Main Road System [Ashcroft Village]

Map of Part of British Columbia Showing Main Road System [Ashcroft Village]

Ashcroft, British Columbia: Ashcroft Journal - Board of Trade, Ashcroft, B.C., [1925]. Loose Sheet. Map measuring 20 inches x 15 inches printed with black ink on light green paper. Map shows a section of British Columbia from Vancouver north to Quesnell, east to Fernie. Map surrounded by ads for Ashcroft businesses. On verso, a descriptive narrative offers Ashcroft's history (known locally as "Spud City"), its regional resources, hunting and fishing opportunities and the physical aspects of the landscape. Two rubber stamps, one per side, for the City Publicity Bureau in Vancouver. Very slight edge-wear to the left margin; a slight stain on the non-map side; old folds, now mellowed. A handsome copy of a scarce map, suitable for framing. Very Good. Item #5871

Regarding the publication date: The map refers to Ashcroft as an unincorporated (city was formed in 1952), the Main Cariboo Road is described as "a first class dirt and gravel road," and Dr. William Henry Sutherland, British Columbia Minister of Public Works, is quoted as stating that the scenery in the Marble Canyon, Lillooet Lakes, and the region of the Fraser River between Lillooet and Lytton "could not be duplicated on the whole of North American Continent and I doubt if it could be surpassed in Europe." Sutherland served in that capacity from 1922-1928, As such, we'll posit 1925 as the publication date. Now enclosed in a removable, clear archival sleeve.

Price: $75.00