Royal Geographical Society (RGS)
Map of Newfoundland, 1890 c.
11 x 11 in
28 x 28 cm
28 x 28 cm
CAN3058
Map of Newfoundland to accompany a paper by Alexander Murray. Areas shaded green are 'more-or-less fit for settlement'. Murray was a Scotsman and the first director of the Geological Survey...
Map of Newfoundland to accompany a paper by Alexander Murray. Areas shaded green are "more-or-less fit for settlement".
Murray was a Scotsman and the first director of the Geological Survey for Newfoundland. He produced the first geological map of the island and his map provided details of natural resources present in the interior. This did much to promote further infrastructure, including the building of the trans-island railway in 1881.
Printed colour. [CAN3058]
Murray was a Scotsman and the first director of the Geological Survey for Newfoundland. He produced the first geological map of the island and his map provided details of natural resources present in the interior. This did much to promote further infrastructure, including the building of the trans-island railway in 1881.
Printed colour. [CAN3058]
