Sujet

The Alaska Line, 1934. Creator: Alaska Steamship Co..

Légende

The Alaska Line, 1934. This map, published in 1934 for the tourist market with colorful images and motifs, shows various shipping routes of the Alaska Line, which had a near-monopoly at that time on maritime transportation in the region. It also shows key interconnecting routes such as the Alaska Railroad, White Pass and Yukon Railroad, and Richardson Highway.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM24A00_005

Model release

NA

Property release

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Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

160,8Mo (11,1Mo) / 73,4cm x 54,9cm / 8667 x 6486 (300dpi)

Mots clés

travel transport transportation highway ocean sea North America road coast library historical railways boat boats coastal map country symbol symbols figure figures marine Canada geography railway railroad color colourful Alaska design designs Pacific Ocean alaskan gulf route maritime location century steam boat image thirties cartography concept legend North American steamboat Library of Congress motif motifs United States of America Thoroughfare Colour water transport 1930s Gulf of Alaska 1900s 20th century Bering Sea shipping route American history historic America tourism USA geographical feature map-making route map steamer boat TGN map Mapmaking united states White Pass and Yukon Railway 1934 Congressional Library Heritage Art tourist map sea lane cartographic Meeting of Frontiers tourist map Alaska Railroad Richardson Highway The Alaska Line Alaska Steamship Co. Alaska Steamship Company