Manitoba Vintage Map Tea Towel massawippi Buoy/Marker Program

Buoy/Marker Program

***Fundraiser details: Vintage Map Co

The focus of this beautiful vintage map is Gambier and Bowen Islands but you can also see West Vancouver and Horseshoe Bay

This tea towel features a map taken from a colourful 1960's era tourist guide

The pillowcase features a map taken from a 1927 Maritime Provinces road guide

Manitoba Vintage Map Tea Towel massawippi Buoy/Marker ProgramThis tea towel features a pre Confederation, 1890 map of Manitoba. At this time, Manitoba was known as the "postage stamp province" as it was simply a square, about one eighteenth of its current size. It wasn't until 1912 that it would expand northward to Hudson's Bay, mirroring the northern reach of its neighbouring Western provinces. Winnipeg and Brandon are clearly shown as rail hubs and the beautiful antique hues will have you dreaming of old