1962 Map of Quebec

About this map

Quebec and its surrounding river-bound suburbs dominate the northern reaches of this survey, where the St Lawrence River narrows between the city and Levis. This mid-century view captures the heavy industrial and transport infrastructure of the region, anchored by the Quebec Central Railway and Canadian National Railways corridors that connect the capital to the mining and agricultural centers to the south. The landscape is defined by its major watercourses, including the north-flowing Riviere Chaudiere and the Riviere Etchemin, which historically dictated the pattern of early French seigneurial settlement long before the development of the Trans-Canada Highway.