1945 Turner Pictorial Map of Postwar Canada

This is a 1945 Stanley Francis Turner pictorial map of postwar Canada. The map depicts the region from the Pacific Ocean to the Greenland and the Atlantic Ocean and from the Arctic Ocean and Baffin Bay to the United States. Highly detailed, numerous aspects of Canada's participation in World War II are illustrated. Various aircraft dot the skies over Canada and the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, while a convoy bound for Britain is illustrated embarking from the east coast. Canadian WACs and other branches of the women's armed services are sketched, along with members of the 48th Highlanders, the Ski Patrol, and the Princess Louise Fusiliers. The coast defense on both the east and west coasts can be seen manning anti-aircraft guns. Air plane manufacturing plants, shipbuilders, both permanent and training military camps, and naval stations are indicated. One of the major construction projects of the era, the Alaska Highway, was completed in November 1942 and is depicted. Boxes along the right border mark some key events in Canadian involvement in World War II and banners in the bottom right corner commemorate V-E (Victory in Europe) Day and V-J (Victory over Japan) Day.

Other aspects of Canada are included here as well. Each of the provinces is labeled, along with cities and towns throughout the country, including the capitals of each of the provinces. Vignettes of farming, ranching, logging, and other industries are illustrated. Small text boxes provide some information about the provinces, and a legend along the bottom border explains the different symbols employed. Canadian wildlife also dot the map, such as caribou, polar bears, and a beaver. Eleven photographs, provided by the Canadian Pacific Railway, are included along the top and bottom borders, including one of the Chateau Frontenac and Mount Eisenhower.

This map was created by Stanley Francis Turner and published by C. C. Petersen Publishing in 1945.