1949 Map of Skagway D-2

About this map

Mt Foster rises as the primary landmark in this late 1940s topographical study of the high-latitude interior. The map focuses on a sharp triangular fragment of territory where the Canada-United States international boundary converges with the provincial line of British Columbia and Alaska. Derived from aerial photographs taken in 1948, the cartography highlights the steep glacial contours and high elevations of the Boundary Ranges. The lack of named roads or human settlements in this sector emphasizes the topographical isolation of the region at the time of the survey, serving as a specialized record of the border's physical path through the ice and rock of the north.