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“Metro Vancouver” print by Webb & Knapp Ltd. (1957)

“Metro Vancouver” print by Webb & Knapp Ltd. (1957)

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This very carefully stitched-up mosaic of aerial photographs was put together by an equally stitched-up mosaic of corporations including Webb & Knapp BC Ltd., Webb & Knapp Canada Ltd., and Toronto Industrial Leaseholds Ltd. Their objective was clear, stated in the map's title and two thickly bordered zones ("Lake-City Industrial Park" and "Sea Island Industrial Park." Sometimes it takes a commercial real estate play to make an interesting map. 

Also of note: depending on what kind of screen you're looking at this with, the water may be full of what are called "moiré" patterns. These are an artifact of the way halftone-dot heavy images like this are printed and how they work on digital screens. In actual printed copies, the grey sections of this print look flat, rather than wavy. 

A reproduction available at 16x12" or 24x18" on Epson Enhanced Matte 192 gsm paper printed with Epson UltraChrome XD2 archival ink. Sold in an open edition, unframed. Based on this original public domain image held the City of Vancouver Archives.

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