Gilbert H. Grosvenor, National Geographic magazine’s founding editor, is credited with saying: A map is the greatest of all epic poems. Its lines and colors show the realization of great dreams.

Created by National Geographic in partnership with the locals of Alberta, British Columbia, and Montana, this beautifully printed guidebook is more than just a map. It’s a tribute to one of ...

Once this photolettering process was refined, it was applied to our United States map supplement in the May 1933 National Geographic. Shortly thereafter, Society cartographer Charles E.