Digital Image: 1920 Macfarlane Map of Montreal
Montreal-macfarlane-1920_d
Title
MacFarlane's map of Montreal Que. and suburbs with street index.
1920 (undated) 22 x 28 in (55.88 x 71.12 cm) 1 : 31000
1920 (undated) 22 x 28 in (55.88 x 71.12 cm) 1 : 31000
Description
FOR THE ORIGINAL ANTIQUE MAP, WITH HISTORICAL ANALYSIS, CLICK HERE.
Digital Map Information
Geographicus maintains an archive of high-resolution rare map scans. We scan our maps at 300 DPI or higher, with newer images being 600 DPI, (either TIFF or JPEG, depending on when the scan was done) which is most cases in suitable for enlargement and printing.
Delivery
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Credit and Scope of Use
You can use your digial image any way you want! Our digital images are unrestricted by copyright and can be used, modified, and published freely. The textual description that accompanies the original antique map is not included in the sale of digital images and remains protected by copyright. That said, we put significant care and effort into scanning and editing these maps, and we’d appreciate a credit when possible. Should you wish to credit us, please use the following credit line:
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How Large Can I Print?
In general, at 300 DPI, you should at least be able to double the size of the actual image, more so with our 600 DPI images. So, if the original was 10 x 12 inches, you can print at 20 x 24 inches, without quality loss. If your display requirements can accommodate some loss in image quality, you can make it even larger. That being said, no quality of scan will allow you to blow up at 10 x 12 inch map to wall size without significant quality loss. For more information, it is best consult a printer or reprographics specialist.
Refunds
If the high resolution image you ordered is unavailable, we will fully refund your purchase. Otherwise, digital images scans are a service, not a tangible product, and cannot be returned or refunded once the download link is used.
Cartographer S
William Godsoe MacFarlane (December 28, 1870 – February 14, 1942) was a Toronto-based publisher of postcards, maps, and souvenir viewbooks. He was raised in Saint John, New Brunswick and began his career with the St. John Sun newspaper. He published works about the local area before pursuing a university education at Acadia University, Columbia, and Harvard. In 1899 or 1900, he began working for Grip, Ltd., occasionally publishing under his own name. In 1905, he bought out the firm and changed its name to W. G. MacFarlane (also often as Wm. G. MacFarlane). In 1907, the company incorporated as The MacFarlane Company with operations in both Canada and the U.S., but it soon fell into financial difficulties and was forced to file for bankruptcy the following year. He appears to have spent much of the following years in the United States working for various publishers before founding a new publishing operation in Toronto in 1938. More by this mapmaker...
American Autochrome Co. (fl. c. 1905 – 1940) was a publisher of souvenir photo books and maps with offices in Toronto and Chicago. The company collaborated frequently with W.G. MacFarlane, who may have also worked for American Autochrome after his own firm went bankrupt in 1908. Learn More...
References
OCLC 82940861, 49099599.