The federal government needed
general maps of regions newly opened up to settlement and decided to produce maps at a
scale of one inch to three miles (1:190 080). The maps were easy to produce using
existing information. In all, 134 such maps were produced.
Catalogue entry:
Canada. Dept. of the Interior.
Winnipeg sheet, east of principal meridian. Rev. to 15th July 1895. Scale
[1:190 000]. [Ottawa : Dept. of the Interior, 1895]. 1 map : col. ; 42 x 78
cm, on sheet 61 x 87 cm. (Sectional map three miles to one inch : [old style :
western Canada]).