Canadian Pacific Railway and Steamships Span the World / Missionaries of the United Church of Canada Encircle the World Preaching, Teaching, Healing
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- Title:
- Canadian Pacific Railway and Steamships Span the World / Missionaries of the United Church of Canada Encircle the World Preaching, Teaching, Healing
- Alternate Title:
- Missionaries of the United Church of Canada Encircle the World
- Collection:
- Persuasive Maps: PJ Mode Collection
- Creator:
- United Church of Canada
- Other Creators:
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Date:
- 1928
- Posted Date:
- 2017-04-14
- ID Number:
- 2129.01
- Collection Number:
- 8548
- File Name:
- PJM_2129_01.jpg
- Style/Period:
- 1920 - 1939
- Subject:
- Religion
Advertising & Promotion
Unusual Graphics/Text - Measurement:
- 44 x 97 (centimeters, height x width)
- Notes:
- A promotional map for the missionary activities of the United Church of Canada - overprinted on a promotional map for the Canadian Pacific Railway!
Red lines on the underlying map mark the world-wide routes of the Canadian Pacific "Railway and Steamships." At the top right and left are illustrations, titled in red, of the "Spirit of the Atlantic" and "Spirit of the Pacific." Below the map, also in red, is the Canadian Pacific's punch line: "The World's Greatest Travel System." In short, a typical promotional railroad map.
But this version of the map has been repurposed by the United Church of Canada, which acknowledges at the bottom of the page: "This up to date map is an appreciated gift of the Canadian Railway Company." The map has been overlaid with a great deal of new text, also in red, to show how "MISSIONARIES OF THE UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA Encircle the World Preaching, Teaching, Healing." Ten areas of the world are identified as sites of the Church's missions, from Canada and Trinidad to Africa, India and China. And the overprinting advertises the sale of materials to support missionary work: "Graded Missionary Literature, Pageants and Plays, Costumes and Curios, Maps, Pictures, Lantern Slides and Other Helps." The verso (ID #2129.02) is a remarkably detailed catalog of these supporting materials, organized by geographic area and age group, with ordering information.
The date is estimated based on the publications on verso.
Portions of the foregoing courtesy Michael Buehler, Boston Rare Maps.
For other maps in the collection using the same technique, Search > "Repurposed."
For further information on the Collector’s Notes and a Feedback/Contact Link, see https://persuasivemaps.library.cornell.edu/content/about-collection-personal-statement and https://persuasivemaps.library.cornell.edu/content/feedback-and-contact - Cite As:
- P.J. Mode collection of persuasive cartography, #8548. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
- Repository:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
- Archival Collection:
- P.J. Mode collection of persuasive cartography
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
- For important information about copyright and use, see http://persuasivemaps.library.cornell.edu/copyright.