Thunder Bay to Fort Francis
London: James Campbell. 1873. Notes: Small map of lakes and rivers running from Thunder Bay to Fort Francis, Ontario. Sandford Fleming was a civil engineer and scientist. He immigrated to Canada in 1845 from Scotland. By 1857, Fleming was the top engineer for Huron, Simcoe, and Ontario Railways. He became chief engineer of the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1871 until he retired in 1880. He was chancellor of Queen's University between 1880 -1915. During this time, Fleming was devoted to scientific writing and research, contributing to the institution of standard time zones and telegraph technology. He designed Canada's first postage stamp in 1851, the three-penny beaver. He was knighted in 1897., Size : 164x100 (mm), 6.46x3.94 (Inches), Coloring: Hand Colored, Category: Maps Canada Ontario;. Very Good. Item #M8648
Notes: Small map of lakes and rivers running from Thunder Bay to Fort Francis, Ontario. Sandford Fleming was a civil engineer and scientist. He immigrated to Canada in 1845 from Scotland. By 1857, Fleming was the top engineer for Huron, Simcoe, and Ontario Railways. He became chief engineer of the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1871 until he retired in 1880. He was chancellor of Queen\\\'s University between 1880 -1915. During this time, Fleming was devoted to scientific writing and research, contributing to the institution of standard time zones and telegraph technology. He designed Canada\\\'s first postage stamp in 1851, the three-penny beaver. He was knighted in 1897., Size : 164x100 (mm), 6.46x3.94 (Inches), Coloring: Hand Colored, Category: Maps Canada Ontario;.
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