Notes:
Maps were issued by:
Department of Public Highways (1923 – 1930/31)
Department of Highways (1931/32 – 1936/37)
Travel and Publicity Bureau (1936/37 – 1945/46)
Department of Highways (1947 – 1972)
Ministry of Transportation and Communications (1973 –
1987)
Ministry of Transportation (1988 – present)
Separate maps were issued by
the Department of Highways for
Sponsor(s): Ed Prang,
Neal Wilson
Last updated: 5/2/11 (cas)
1923;
dtd cvr; bw txt cvr; 4.25 x 8
1925;
dtd lgnd; bw txt cvr; 4 x 9.5
1926;
dtd lgnd; bw txt cvr; 4 x 9.5
1927;
dtd cvr; bw txt cvr; 4 x 9.5
1928;
dtd cvr; blue txt on yellow bkgrd; 4 x 9.5
1929-30;
dtd cvr; blue txt on white bkgrd; 4 x 9.5
1930-31;
dtd cvr; blue txt on yellow bkgrd; 4 x 9.5
1931-32;
dtd cvr; otherwise same as 1930-31
1932-33;
dtd cvr; green txt on yellow bkgrd, otherwise same as 1930-31
1933-34;
dtd cvr; green & red txt on yellow bkgrd; 3.5 x 9.5
1934-35;
dtd cvr; black & red txt on yellow bkgrd; 3.5 x 9.5
1935-36;
dtd cvr; black & red txt on green bkgrd; 3.5 x 9.5
1936-37;
dtd cvr; black & red txt on yellow bkgrd with green leaf border; 3.5 x 9.5
. [2 known versions: {issued by Dept.
of Hwys.}, {issued by Travel & Publicity Bur.}]
1937-38;
dtd cvr; black & blue txt on pink bkgrd with clr border; 3.5 x 9.5
1938-39;
dtd cvr; black, red & blue txt on yellow bkgrd 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 bkgrd; 3.5 x 9.5
1941;
dtd cvr; yellow & white txt on green bkgrd; 3.5 x 9.5
1942;
dtd cvr; black & red txt on yellow bkgrd; 3.5 x 9.5
[c.1943-44];
same as 1942 exc red sticker hand applied on cvr with war message
1945-46;
dtd cvr; otherwise same as 1942
1946;
dtd cvr; mostly blue txt on white bkgrd; 3.5 x 9.5
1947;
dtd cvr; similar to 1946, exc light blue bkgrd; 3.5 x 9.5
1948;
dtd cvr; similar to 1947, exc "
1949;
dtd cvr; similar to 1947, exc red lettering; 3.5 x 9.5
1950;
dtd cvr; similar to 1947, exc red bkgrd; 3.5 x 9.5
1951;
dtd cvr; clr dwg of "
1952;
dtd cvr; clr dwg of "
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 -
1956;
dtd cvr; 7 clr dwgs inside maple leaf outline; 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;
dtd cvr; 5 clr dwgs "
. [2 known versions: { }, {“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
1969;
dtd lgnd; 6 clr photos; 4.75 x 8.5
1970;
dtd cvr; otherwise same as 1969
. [3 known versions: {error map –
{corrected version –
1971;
dtd cvr; clr photo of cars on rd in autumn; 4.75 x 8.5
. [2 known versions: {Robarts, Prime
Minister}, {Davis, Prime Minister}]
1972;
clr dwg of plane flying over fwy; 4.75 x 8.5
. [2 known versions: {dtd cvr}, {no
date on cvr but dtd code (72/1/2)}]
1973;
dtd code (1173); 3 small clr photos, lg clr photo in bkgrd; 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;
dtd cvr; clr photo of car on curving rd by water; 5.25 x 10
. [2 known versions: { }, {‘distance en
kilometres’ & ‘distribution gratuite’ added to cvr}]
1979;
reported by Canadian Archives
1980-81;
dtd cvr; clr photo of rural road junction 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:
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;
dtd cvr (1984-85), code (85/1,424,000/R); otherwise similar to 1984, but no
Bicentennial logos
. [2 known versions: { }, {names of
Premier & Ministers added}]
1986;
dtd cvr (1986-87), code (86/2,500,000); clr photo "
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 1990 B, but different
logos
1992;
dtd cvr (1992-93), code (92/1,790,000); clr photo "
1993;
dtd cvr (1992-93), same as 1992 exc "
. [2 known versions: {code
(93/1,650,000/R)}, {code (93/400,000/R) & "Free distribution..."
removed}
1994
A; dtd cvr (1994-95), code (94/880,000); clr photo of camper on rd by parking
area; 4.75 x 9.75
1994
B; dtd cvr, code (94/3500 SE); clrzd photo "A.W. 'Good Roads'
1995;
dtd cvr (1994-95), code (95/800,000/R); otherwise same as 1994 A
1996;
dtd code; bw photo of old cars with "200 Years Yonge 1796-1996" logo;
4.75 x 9.75
. [2 known versions: {code
(96/500,000/R) & price $3}, {code (96/200,000/R) & price $2.95}]
1997
A; dtd code (97/500,000/R); otherwise same as 1996 with $2.95 price
1997
B; dtd code (97/525,000); 4 clr photos (
1998;
dtd code (98/525,000); otherwise same as 1997 B
1999;
dtd code (99/830,000); 4 clr photos (
2001;
dtd cvr, code (01/815,000); clr photo of Hwy 60 in
2002; same as 2001 except “reprinted 2002 with minor updates,” code (01/800,000)
2003; dtd cvr, code (03/810,000);
clr photo of car around curve in
2004; same as 2003 except “reprinted 2004 with minor updates,” code (04/810,000)
2005; dtd cvr, code (R05/805,000); same clr photo as 2003; 4.75 x 9.75
2006-07; dtd cvr, code
(06/810,000); clr photo of car going down hill on # 118 hwy in Muskoka; 4.75 x
9.75
2008-09; dtd cvr; code
(08/810,000); clr photo of car by lake on Highway 141 in Muskoka; 4.5 x 9.75
2010-11; dtd cvr; clr photo
of Highway 406 at
1932; dtd cvr; bw txt cvr; 4.5 x 7 .5
1935-36; dtd cvr; black & red txt on blue bkgrd; 3.5 x 9.5
1944; dtd lgnd (1944); no cvr, printed on one side only; unfolded 24 x 40
1947; dtd lgnd (1945 & Jan 1947); no cvr, printed on one side only; unfolded 19.5 x 41
1963; dtd cvr; clr photo of red car going uphill in rocky area; 4.5 x 10
1965-66; dtd cvr; clr photo “Causeway
at
1967; dtd cvr (1867-1967); clr dwg of explorer by canoe looking down at traffic; 4.5 x 10
1968; dtd cvr; clr dwg of “Feeding moose, Timagami…”; 4.5 x 10
[1969]; not dtd; clr dwg of
goose in front of several dwgs, Fort William & Port Arthur on map; 4.5 x 10
[1970]; not dtd; shows Thunder Bay on the map, otherwise same as [1969]
1971; dtd cvr; clr photo of trillium with orange bkgrd; 4.5 x 8.5
1972; dtd lgnd (code 72-1);
same as 1971 except blue bkgrd
1988; dtd code (88/250,000); collage of clr dwgs; 5.5 x 8.25