Ontario Official Maps: Christopher Bessert Collection

Maps I possess are indicated in red type, maps I do not possess indicated by black type. This list utilizes the format from the Official Maps Master List (OMML) from the Road Map Collectors Association (RCMA).

  • 1923; reported by PC (dtd title; attached to inside back cvr of tourism booklet)
  • 1925; reported by Canadian Archives
  • 1926; dtd cvr; bw txt cvr; 4 x 9.5
  • 1927; dtd cvr; bw txt cvr; 4 x 9.5
  • 1928; dtd cvr; blue txt on yellow bkgd; 4 x 9.5
  • 1929-30; reported by PC (dtd cvr; blue txt on yellow bkgd)
  • 1930-31; dtd cvr; blue txt on yellow bkgd; 4 x 9.5
  • 1931-32; dtd cvr; otherwise same as 1930-31
  • 1932-33; dtd cvr; green txt on yellow bkgd, otherwise same as 1930-31
  • 1933-34; dtd cvr; green & red txt on yellow bkgd; 3.5 x 9.5
  • 1934-35; dtd cvr; black & red txt on yellow bkgd; 3.5 x 9.5
  • 1935-36; dtd cvr; black & red txt on green bkgd; 3.5 x 9.5
  • 1936-37; dtd cvr; black & red txt on yellow bkgd with green leaf border; 3.5 x 9.5
  • 1937-38; dtd cvr; black & blue txt on pink bkgd with clr border; 3.5 x 9.5
  • 1938-39; dtd cvr; black, red & blue txt on yellow bkgd with red/blue border; 3.5 x 9.5
  • 1939-40; dtd cvr; mostly txt cvr with bw (blue tint) photos of King & Queen; 3.5 x 9.5
  • 1940-41; dtd cvr; yellow & white txt on red bkgd; 3.5 x 9.5
  • 1941; dtd cvr; yellow & white txt on green bkgd; 3.5 x 9.5
  • 1942; dtd cvr; black & red txt on yellow bkgd; 3.5 x 9.5
  • 1945-46; reported by Canadian Archives and PC (same as 1942)
  • 1946; dtd cvr; mostly blue txt on white bkgd; 3.5 x 9.5
  • 1947; dtd cvr; similar to 1946, exc lt blue bkgd; 3.5 x 9.5
  • 1948; dtd cvr; similar to 1947, exc "ONTARIO" and "1948" in red; 3.5 x 9.5
  • 1949; dtd cvr; similar to 1947, exc red lettering; 3.5 x 9.5
  • 1950; dtd cvr; similar to 1947, exc red bkgd; 3.5 x 9.5
  • 1951; dtd cvr; clr dwg of "Niagara Falls" behind coat of arms; 3.5 x 9.5
  • 1952; dtd cvr; clr dwg of "Fort Henry 1832"; 3.5 x 9.5
  • 1953; dtd cvr; clr photo "Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II"; 3.5 x 9.5
  • 1954; dtd cvr; clr dwg of family at picnic table; 3.5 x 9.5
  • 1955; dtd cvr; clr dwg of "Parliament Buildings - Toronto"; 4.75 x 8.5
  • 1956; dtd cvr; 7 clr dwgs inside maple leaf outl; 4.75 x 8.5
  • 1957; dtd cvr; 7 clr transportation-related dwgs; 4.75 x 8.5
  • 1958; dtd cvr; 4 clr dwgs (car, bridge, covered bridge, wagon); 4.75 x 8.5
  • 1959; dtd cvr; clr dwg "Burlington Bay Skyway"; 4.75 x 8.5
  • 1960; dtd cvr; blue dwg of men in canoe above clr dwg of fwy; 4.75 x 8.5
  • 1961 A; dtd cvr; 5 clr dwgs "Upper Canada Village"; 4.75 x 8.5
  • 1961 B; same as 1961 A, exc "This Road Map supplied..." logo added in center
  • 1962; dtd cvr; 5 clr dwgs separated by curving rd; 4.75 x 8.5
  • 1963; dtd cvr; clr dwg of fwy & skyline with 5 blue men superimposed; 4.75 x 8.5
  • 1964; dtd cvr; clr dwg "Garden City Skyway"; 4.75 x 8.5
  • 1965; dtd cvr; clr photo of 12 lane fwy & interchange; 4.75 x 8.5
  • 1966; dtd cvr; clr photo of country rd in autumn; 4.75 x 8.5
  • 1967; dtd cvr; 4 clr dwgs and clr photo of fwy bridges; 4.75 x 8.5
  • 1968; dtd cvr; 6 small clr dwgs on Ontario map bkgd; 4.75 x 8.5
  • 1969; dtd lgnd; 6 clr photos; 4.75 x 8.5
  • 1970; dtd cvr; otherwise same as 1969
  • 1971; dtd cvr; clr photo of cars on rd in autumn; 4.75 x 8.5
  • 1972 A; dtd cvr; clr dwg of plane flying over fwy; 4.75 x 8.5
  • 1972 B; dtd code (72/1/2); no date on cvr; otherwise same as 1972 A
  • 1973; dtd code (1173); 3 small clr photos, lg clr photo in bkgd; 4.75 x 8.5
  • 1974 A; not dtd (refers to "New Regional Municipalities, 1974" in index); cvr same as 1973 exc txt slightly different
  • 1974 B; dtd lgnd (Aug. 31); clr photo of car on hwy under bright sun; 4.75 x 8.5
  • 1976; same as 1974 exc "Reprinted February 1976" in lgnd
  • 1977; dtd lgnd; clr photo of station wagon pulling boat uphill; 5.25 x 10
  • 1978-79 A; dtd cvr; clr photo of car on curving rd by water; 5.25 x 10
  • 1978-79 B; same as 1978-79 A exc 'distance en kilometres' and 'distribution gratuite' added to cvr
  • 1979; reported by Canadian Archives
  • 1980-81; dtd cvr; clr photo of rural rd jct near water; 5.25 x 10
  • 1981; dtd code (81/R/1,500,000); clr photo "Noden Causeway..."; 5.25 x 10
  • 1982; dtd cvr (1982-83), code (82/1,859,600); clr photo "The Niagara Parkway: Niagara Falls"; 5.25 x 10
  • 1983; dtd cvr (1982-83), code (83/1,526,000/R); otherwise same as 1982
  • 1984; dtd cvr (1984-85), code (84/1,911,200); clr photo "Celebrating Ontario's Bicentennial"; 5.25 x 10
  • 1985 A; dtd cvr (1984-85), code (85/1,424,000/R); otherwise similar to 1984, but no Bicentennial logos
  • 1985 B; same as 1985 A exc names of Premier and Ministers added
  • 1986; dtd cvr (1986-87), code (86/2,500,000); clr photo "Ivy Lea Bridge; 4.75 x 9.75
  • 1987; dtd cvr (1986-87), code (87/1,900,000/R); same photo as 1986, but different logos
  • 1988; dtd cvr (1988-89), code (88/2,000,000); clr photo "Manitoulin Island/Ile Manitoulin"; 4.75 x 9.75
  • 1989; dtd cvr (1988-89), code (89/1,650,000/R); otherwise same as 1988
  • 1990 A; dtd code (90/1,750,000/R); otherwise same as 1988
  • 1990 B; dtd cvr (1990-91), code (90/1,000,000); clr photo "Highway 17, Wawa/..."; 4.75 x 9.75
  • 1991; dtd cvr (1990-91), code (91/1,315,000R); same photo as 1991, but different logos
  • 1992; dtd cvr (1992-93), code (92/1,790,000); clr photo "Algonquin Provincial Park"; 4.75 x 9.75
  • 1993 A; dtd cvr (1992-93), code (93/1,650,000/R); same as 1992 exc "Ontario" at top gold, different font
  • 1993 B; dtd cvr (1992-93), code (93/400,000/R); same as 1993 A exc "Free distribution..." words removed
  • 1994 A; dtd cvr, code (94/3500 SE); clrzd photo "A.W. 'Good Roads' Campbell..."; 4.75 x 9.75
  • 1994 B; dtd cvr (1994-95), code (94/880,000); clr photo of camper on rd by parking area; 4.75 x 9.75
  • 1996 A; dtd code (96/500,000/R); price $3, bw photo of old cars with "200 Years Yonge 1796-1996" Yonge St logo; 4.75 x 9.75
  • 1996 B; dtd code (96/200,000/R); price $2.95; otherwise same as 1996 A
  • 1997 A; dtd code (97/500,000/R); otherwise same as 1996 B
  • 1997 B; dtd code (97/525,000) clr photos Ivy Lea Bridge, Toronto Skyline, Ontario's North, Niagara Falls
  • 1998; dtd pub date (1/11997); dtd code (98/525,000); clr photos Ivy Lea Bridge, Toronto Skyline, Ontario's North, Niagara Falls
  • 1999; dtd pub date (1/1/1999); dtd code (99/830,000); clr photos Toronto Skyline, Elora Mill, Fall Colours, Winter Trails
  • 2001; dtd cvr (2001); dtd code (01/815,000); cpyrt 2001; clr photo "Algonquin Provincial Park"
  • 2002; dtd cvr (2001); dtd code (01/800,000); cpyrt 2002; legend: "Reprinted 2002 with minor updates"; otherwise same as 2001
  • 2003; dtd cvr (2003); dtd code (03/810,000); cpyrt 2003; clr photo "Pancake Bay Provincial Park"
  • 2004; dtd cvr (2003); dtd code (04/810,000); cpyrt 2003; legend: "Reprinted 2004 with minor updates"; otherwise same as 2003
  • 2005; dtd cvr (2005); dtd code (05/805,000); cpyrt 2005; legend: "Reprinted 2005 with minor updates"

 

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