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Map of the Prince of Wales' North American Tour

This map depicts the route of Albert Edward, the Prince of Wales and the future King Edward VII of Great Britain, during his 1860 goodwill tour of Canada and United States. Initially his mother, Queen Victoria, intended the for Prince of Wales to visit Canada. After hearing of the prince's tour, President James Buchanan invited him to the White House and the trip was expanded to include the United States. The map showing his route was published in British novelist Marie Belloc Lowndes' biography of the Prince of Wales entitled "H. R. H., the Prince of Wales; an account of his career, including his birth, education, travels, marriage and home life; and philanthropic, social and political work."
Artist
Unknown
Date of Work
1898
Type
Print
Credit
Library of Congress
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