Canada’s Ice Field Highway [Title on Verso]

Postwar tourist map of Canada’s rugged Ice Field Highway.

This straightforward map presents the ~ 142-mile route of the Ice Field Highway, connecting the popular Alberta resort towns of Banff and Jasper through Canada’s Rocky Mountains. The National Parks of the same name are prominently outlined, with slightly hachured topography giving only the faintest impression of the rugged landscape. An inset of Lake Louise is provided in the lower right, while the top presents a sweeping view of Dome Glacier. Descriptive text and an interesting photograph of an early snowmobile can be found on the verso.

The map was compiled by the Surveys and Mapping Branch, Department of Mines and Technical Surveys. Published around 1955 by the Canadian Government Travel Bureau, under the Minister of Trade and Commerce, Robert H. Winters.