Alfred M. Edmonds (1821 - November 23, 1893) was a Canadian cartographer, draughtsman, and artist. Born in Bishopstone, England, it is unclear when Edmonds immigrated to Canada. He was a school teacher in Burnstown, Ontario in 1863, and also appeared in a directory as a draughtsman that year as well. He created a sketchbook for the Haycock Iron Mine in Cantley, Quebec, in 1872. He worked as a cartographer for the Canadian Pacific Railway and the Canada Department of Reailways and Canals from 1881 until his death. In 1884, Edmonds worked as an assistant to Sir Sandford Fleming, the head of the Canadian Intercontinental Railway. At the time of his death, on November 23, 1893, Edmonds was an inmate at a local jail. At the time of his arrest on February 27, 1893, Edmonds was described as 'a pale, delicate-looking man, who it is thought was insane'. The coroner, after the inquest into Edmonds's death concluded, stated, 'We wish...to expess our disapproval in the detention in jail of such a case...which was one for a charitable institution.' More by this mapmaker...

Sir Collingwood Schreiber (December 14, 1831 - March 23, 1918) was an English Canadian engineer, surveyor, and civil servant, most remembered for helping to complete the Canadian Pacific Railway. Born in Bradwell-on-Sea, Essex, England, Schreiber arrived in Canada with his family in 1852 after being educated in England. He soon found work with the Toronto, Hamilton, and Buffalo Railway as a railroad engineer. In 1856, Schreiber left the Toronto, Hamilton, and Buffalo to work with Sir Sandford Fleming. He spent the next several years working for private railways before receiving his first government job in 1864. By 1873 he had been named chief engineer of all Canadian government railways. Schreiber became the chief engineer on the Canadian Pacific Railway in June 1880, replacing Fleming. Less than a month later Schreiber was named general manager of all operating goverment railroads. When the Canadian Society of Civil Engineers was founded in 1887, Schreiber was a founding member. He became Deputy Minister of Railways and Canals in 1892. Schreiber continued to work in government until his death in Ottawa in 1918. Learn More...

George Bull Burland (1829 - 1907) was an Irish-Canadian printer and publisher. Born in Ireland, Burland and his family immigrated to Canada in the 1840s. He found a job with the Hamilton Gazette, a newspaper owned and edited by his uncle, in 1844. Around 1848 Burland moved to Montreal and began working with George H. Matthews, an engraver and printer. Burland bought Matthews's business in 1864, along with his partners George Lafricain, Nathaniel Barber, and George Bishop, and formed Burland-Lafricain and Company in Montreal. Specialists in lithography, within a few years Burland-Lafricain bought out their closest competitor which was owned by Williasm Cumming Smillie. This company became the British American Bank Note Company, which printed banknotes, postage stamps, and other related materials. Burland began serving as vice president in 1866, and held the position of President from 1881 until his death. Burland founded his own printing company, Burland Lithographic, in the 1870s. At first, he formed a partnership with Goerges-Édouard Desbarats, and then he operated the business on his own. Burland Lithographic printed books, maps, and periodicals, including the Canadian Illustrated News. Burland was alsp a philanthropist with great interest in public health. He married Clarissa Healy Cochrane in 1857. Learn More...