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[Canada. Department of Mines and Technical Surveys, Nicholson, N. L. (Norman Leon), Comtois, Paul]
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4 maps showing different periods of exploration, tracing expeditions in Canada. Each map 23 x 32 cm. Each includes a key and a legend. Scale 1:20,000,000 or one inch to 315.6 miles. Lambert Conformal Conic Projection Standard Parallels 49˚N and 77˚N. Maps show access routes, settlements and posts, and railways. Descriptive text on verso: This plate shows the routes followed by the principal explorers of what is now Canada, prior to Confederation ... [Date of map inferred based upon atlas data.]
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[Canada. Department of Mines and Technical Surveys, Nicholson, N. L. (Norman Leon), Comtois, Paul]
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Descriptive text on verso of (3) Mapping the interior, 1630-1870: This plate is designed to show, by means of historical maps, how the knowledge of the interior of Canada grew from earliest times to the period around Confederation ...
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[Canada. Department of Mines and Technical Surveys, Nicholson, N. L. (Norman Leon), Comtois, Paul]
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9 historical maps of Canada, from "Champlain 1632" to "Arrowsmith 1857 and Russell 1868 combined". Dimensions vary. Descriptive text on verso: This plate is designed to show, by means of historical maps, how the knowledge of the interior of Canada grew from earliest times to the period around Confederation ... [Date of map inferred based upon atlas data.]
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[Canada. Department of Mines and Technical Surveys, Nicholson, N. L. (Norman Leon), Comtois, Paul]
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4 nautical charts showing Canadian shorelines mapped at different scales. Each map 22 x 31 cm. Each includes a scale statement. Descriptive text on verso: This plate shows the coverage of hydrographic charts produced by the Surveys and Mapping Branch of the Department of Mines and Technical Surveys ... [Date of map inferred based upon atlas data.]
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[Canada. Department of Mines and Technical Surveys, Nicholson, N. L. (Norman Leon), Comtois, Paul]
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Descriptive text on verso of (2) Mapping the coasts, 1492-1874: This plate is designed to show, by means of a series of historical maps, how the knowledge of the extent and shape of Canada grew from earliest times to the period around Confederation ...
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[Canada. Department of Mines and Technical Surveys, Nicholson, N. L. (Norman Leon), Comtois, Paul]
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4 maps showing Canada at different scales. Each map 23 x 32 cm. Each includes a scale statement. Lambert Conformal Conic Projection Standard Parallels 49˚N and 77˚N. Descriptive text on verso: The purpose of this plate is to show the extent to which Canada has been mapped on relatively large scales - 1:1,000,000 (15.783 miles to 1 inch) or larger ...
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[Canada. Department of Mines and Technical Surveys, Nicholson, N. L. (Norman Leon), Comtois, Paul]
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Descriptive text on verso of (7) Aeronautical charts: The purpose of the maps appearing on this plate illustrate the kinds of aeronautical "charts" that are prepared by the Surveys and Mapping Branch of the Department of Mines and Technical Surveys ...
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[Canada. Department of Mines and Technical Surveys, Nicholson, N. L. (Norman Leon), Comtois, Paul]
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Descriptive text on verso of (5) Extent of topographical mapping, 1955: The purpose of this plate is to show the extent to which Canada has been mapped on relatively large scales - 1:1,000,000 (15.783 miles to 1 inch) or larger ...
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[Canada. Department of Mines and Technical Surveys, Nicholson, N. L. (Norman Leon), Comtois, Paul]
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Descriptive text on verso of (4) Extent of mapping surveys, 1955: In carrying out mapping surveys, it is necessary to have control points precisely located from which the surveys can be advanced. Control points are established primarily by astronomical fixations; thereafter they are established by geometric means which, in effect, consist in solving triangles ...
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[Canada. Department of Mines and Technical Surveys, Nicholson, N. L. (Norman Leon), Comtois, Paul]
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10 aeronautical charts showing Calgary and other locations in Canada. Dimensions vary. Each includes a scale statement. Features table: Aeronautical symbols. Descriptive text on verso: The purpose of the maps appearing on this plate illustrate the kinds of aeronautical "charts" that are prepared by the Surveys and Mapping Branch of the Department of Mines and Technical Surveys ... [Date of map inferred based upon atlas data.]
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[Canada. Department of Mines and Technical Surveys, Nicholson, N. L. (Norman Leon), Comtois, Paul]
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21 historical maps of Canada, from "Behaim 1492" to "British Admirality 1874". Dimensions vary. Descriptive text on verso: This plate is designed to show, by means of a series of historical maps, how the knowledge of the extent and shape of Canada grew from earliest times to the period around Confederation ... [Date of map inferred based upon atlas data.]
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[Canada. Department of Mines and Technical Surveys, Nicholson, N. L. (Norman Leon), Comtois, Paul]
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Descriptive text on verso of (1) Routes of explorers : 1534-1870 -- 1670-1763 -- 1768-1795 -- 1800-1870: This plate shows the routes followed by the principal explorers of what is now Canada, prior to Confederation ...
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[Canada. Department of Mines and Technical Surveys, Nicholson, N. L. (Norman Leon), Comtois, Paul]
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6 maps showing Ottawa at different scales. Each map 20 x 21 cm. Each includes a bar scale and a scale statement. Descriptive text on verso: The main purpose of this plate is to show the changes in the detail and type of geographical information which can be shown at various scales beginning with the largest scale (1:14,000 or 1 inch to 1200 feet), and ending with the smallest (1:4,055,040 or 1 inch to 64 miles) ... [Date of map inferred based upon atlas data.]
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[Canada. Department of Mines and Technical Surveys, Nicholson, N. L. (Norman Leon), Comtois, Paul]
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Descriptive text on verso of (8) Hydrographic charts: This plate shows the coverage of hydrographic charts produced by the Surveys and Mapping Branch of the Department of Mines and Technical Surveys ...
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[Canada. Department of Mines and Technical Surveys, Nicholson, N. L. (Norman Leon), Comtois, Paul]
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Descriptive text on verso of (6) Comparison of scales: The main purpose of this plate is to show the changes in the detail and type of geographical information which can be shown at various scales beginning with the largest scale (1:14,000 or 1 inch to 1200 feet), and ending with the smallest (1:4,055,040 or 1 inch to 64 miles) ...
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[Canada. Department of Mines and Technical Surveys, Nicholson, N. L. (Norman Leon), Comtois, Paul]
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4 maps showing different sets of survey data of Canada, including legal, geodetic and air photographic surveys. Each map 23 x 32 cm. Each includes a legend. Scale 1:20,000,000 or one inch to 315.6 miles. Lambert Conformal Conic Projection Standard Parallels 49˚N and 77˚N. Descriptive text on verso: In carrying out mapping surveys, it is necessary to have control points precisely located from which the surveys can be advanced. Control points are established primarily by astronomical fixations; thereafter they are established by geometric means which, in effect, consist in solving triangles ...
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