A General Map of the Routes in British North America Explored by the Expedition Under Captain Palliser, 1857, 1858, 1859, 1860.

A map of Canada created by famous geographer John Palliser. In the central part of the map, Palliser has labelled the Prairies as "The Great Plains." He describes the region: "Soil poor, herbage scanty, no wood except on Northern exposures."