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This remarkably detailed 1907 map, entitled "Industrial North America with Communications," offers an expansive and detailed view of the industrial and infrastructural development across North America, encapsulating the essence of the continent's economic landscape during an era of significant growth and transformation.

The map features a complex network of through railways, canals, steamship routes, and submarine cables, highlighted against a backdrop of key industrial regions, thereby providing a comprehensive overview of the period's transportation and communication systems.

The onset of the 20th century witnessed an unprecedented boom in North American industrialization and global trade, significantly shaped by advancements in transportation and communication technologies. This map serves as an illustrative summary of these developments, showcasing the intricate networks that connected distant markets and facilitated the rapid movement of goods, people, and information. The inclusion of specific symbols to represent docks, and the notations of distances between ports in nautical miles, reflect the era's maritime prowess and the critical role of seaborne trade in the continental economy.

Additionally, the map underscores the geopolitical landscape of the time, indicated by the presence of British and American consular services throughout the continent, symbolizing the extent of diplomatic and economic interactions and their impact on trade and industrial activities. The distinctions between British Consul General, British Consul, British Vice Consul or Agent, American Consul General, American Consul, and American Vice Consul or Agent, not only highlight the diplomatic framework but also emphasize the global interconnectedness and the political dynamics of the period.

The legend, crucial for understanding the map's comprehensive communication networks, delineates the routes and points of international engagement and commercial exchange, offering insights into the operational and strategic dimensions of the era's industrial and communicative infrastructure. By illustrating the principal through routes by land and sea, the map articulates the global reach and influence of North American industry and diplomacy at the beginning of the 20th century.