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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 (39) Forest regions: This map shows the extent of the forest regions of Canada under natural conditions ...
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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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20 maps showing insects, ticks and spiders in Canada. Each map 10 x 13 cm. Each includes a legend. Scale 1:50,000,000 or one inch to 789.1 miles. Lambert Conformal Conic Projection Standard Parallels 49˚N and 77˚N. Descriptive text on verso: This plate shows the ranges of a few of the many thousands of kinds of insects, ticks and spiders that occur in Canada ... [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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3 maps showing frost in Canada. 2 maps 15 x 32 cm, 1 map 31 x 64 cm. Each includes a scale statement; 1 of the maps includes a legend. Lambert Conformal Conic Projection Standard Parallels 49˚N and 77˚N. Descriptive text on verso: The maps on this plate are based on the occurence of a temperature of 32˚F or lower in a standard thermometer shelter at a level of four feet above the ground ... [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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Map shows populated places in Northern Canada. Includes a legend and an index. Scale 1:10,000,000 or one inch to 157.8 miles. Lambert Conformal Conic Projection Standard Parallels 49˚N and 77˚N. Descriptive text on verso: This plate shows the permanently populated places in Northern Canada in 1958 ...
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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 (36) Soil survey maps: The portions of the 4 maps appearing on this plate illustrate the kinds of soil maps that are being prepared by the Experimental Farms Service of the Federal Department of Agriculture in co-operation with the Provincial Departments of Agriculture and the Departments of Soils at Canadian universities.
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[Canada. Department of Mines and Technical Surveys, Nicholson, N. L. (Norman Leon), Comtois, Paul]
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Map shows weather stations and forecast regions in Canada. Includes a legend. Scale 1:10,000,000 or one inch to 157.8 miles. Lambert Conformal Conic Projection Standard Parallels 49˚N and 77˚N. With 3 insets: Public weather forecast, districts and areas -- Vancouver District, marine weather forecast areas -- Halifax District. Descriptive text on verso: This plate shows the distribution of various types of weather reporting stations as well as the way in which Canada is divided for the purposes of issuing weather information to the public ... [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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"Since the last Atlas of Canada appeared in 1915, the economy of Canada has expanded in all directions. The population of the country has doubled. Newfoundland has joined it as the tenth province, and scientific surveys have revealed to an ever increasing extent the physical nature of its land and water resources. It is, therefore, the purpose o this edition of the Atlas to present, in maps, an outline of the physical background and the economic development of the nation at mid-century and to show how these factors are interwoven to produce the fabric of the life of our people … "
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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 farms in Canada. Each map 15 x 32 cm. Maps include legends, charts and diagrams indicating percentage odistribution. Scale 1:20,000,000 or one inch to 315.6 miles. Lambert Conformal Conic Projection Standard Parallels 49˚N and 77˚N. [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 maps showing forest inventories in Canada. Each map 20 x 31 cm. Includes an index and a legend. Scale 1:63,360 or one inch to one mile. Descriptive text on verso: The portions of the four maps appearing on this plate illustrates the kind of forest maps that are being prepared from air photographs ... [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 maps showing wind and sun in both winter and summer in Canada. Each map 23 x 32 cm. Each includes a legend. Features table: Times of sunrise, sunset and average hours of sunlight for various latitudes ... 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: Data on wind direction have been obtained from recording anenometers which are usually placed between 30 and 70 feet above the ground. Direction frequencies of winds are the percentages of time, regardless of speed, that the wind blows from each of the cardinal directions ... [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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Map shows drainage basins and river flow in Canada. Includes a legend. Features 3 diagrams: Lengths of principal rivers -- Areas of principal lakes -- Existing glaciers and ice caps. Scale 1:10,000,000 or one inch to 157.8 miles. Lambert Conformal Conic Projection Standard Parallels 49˚N and 77˚N. Descriptive text on verso: The drainage basins delimited on this plate cover all Canadian land and fresh water areas ... [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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2 maps showing manufacturing in Canada. Each map 23 x 64 cm. Includes legend and 15 diagrams indicating distribution percentage. Scale 1:5,000,000 or one inch to 78.91 miles. Lambert Conformal Conic Projection Standard Parallels 49˚N and 77˚N. [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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2 maps showing rural municipalities in Western Canada. 1 map 50 x 64 cm, 1 map 20 x 32 (scale 1:1,500,000). Includes a key and a legend. Scale 1:2,500,000 or one inch to 39.4 miles. Lambert Conformal Conic Projection Standard Parallels 49˚N and 77˚N. Descriptive text on verso: Both Quebec and Ontario have a two-tier system of rural government. In Quebec the basic unit is the parish or township and the second tier is made up of counties ... [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 (37) Ranges of representative insects, ticks and spiders: This plate shows the ranges of a few of the many thousands of kinds of insects, ticks and spiders that occur in Canada ...
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[Canada. Department of Mines and Technical Surveys, Nicholson, N. L. (Norman Leon), Comtois, Paul]
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Verso of (91) Television and radio.
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[Canada. Department of Mines and Technical Surveys, Nicholson, N. L. (Norman Leon), Comtois, Paul]
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Map shows rural municipalities in Eastern Canada. Includes a legend and 2 keys. Scale 1:5,000,000 or one inch to 78.91 miles. Lambert Conformal Conic Projection Standard Parallels 49˚N and 77˚N. With inset: (Iles-de-la-Madeleine, scale 1:1,000,000). Descriptive text on verso: The rural districts are essentially two or more contiguous communities which have combined for the purpose of setting up a municipal council ... [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 (99) Populated places - Northern Canada: This plate shows the permanently populated places in Northern Canada in 1958 ...
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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 (90) Shipping: Foreign shipping includes vessels which (1) arrive from a foreign port as last port of call or depart for a foreign port as first port of call; (2) load cargo for a foreign port; (3) have other than Canadian or United Kingdom registry, even though they may have arrived at a Canadian port from another Canadian port or departed from a Canadian port for another Canadian port ...
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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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20 maps showing natural vegetation and flora in Canada. 1 map 23 x 27 cm, 14 maps 10 x 13 cm, 2 maps 10 x 17 cm, 3 maps 4 x 13 cm. Each includes a legend. Scale 1:50,000,000 or one inch to 789.1 miles. Lambert Conformal Conic Projection Standard Parallels 49˚N and 77˚N. Descriptive text on verso: In addition to a general map of the natural vegetation of Canada, this plate shows 18 elementary types of plant distribution which illustrates the historical background of some of the principal groups or elements in the flora of Canada ... [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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Verso of (71) Food industries.
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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 (41) Ranges of principal commercial trees: Tree species native to Canada number 171, but many of these are of little or no commercial importance and also, in many cases, have a very restricted range. This plate shows the ranges of the 35 species of economic importance ...
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[Canada. Department of Mines and Technical Surveys, Nicholson, N. L. (Norman Leon), Comtois, Paul]
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Verso of (35) Soil regions.
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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 (32) Weather stations and forecast regions: This plate shows the distribution of various types of weather reporting stations as well as the way in which Canada is divided for the purposes of issuing weather information to the public ...
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[Canada. Department of Mines and Technical Surveys, Nicholson, N. L. (Norman Leon), Comtois, Paul]
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Map shows glaciers and ice caps, as of 1957, as well as extinct glacial lakes and areas formerly sea-covered in Canada. Includes a legend. Scale 1:10,000,000 or one inch to 157.8 miles. Lambert Conformal Conic Projection Standard Parallels 49˚N and 77˚N. Descriptive text on verso: This map was compiled by the Geological Survey of Canada from data obtained from many institutions and individuals ... [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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Descriptive text on verso of (40) Forest inventory maps: The portions of the four maps appearing on this plate illustrates the kind of forest maps that are being prepared from air photographs ...
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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 (106) Rural municipalities - Western Canada: Both Quebec and Ontario have a two-tier system of rural government. In Quebec the basic unit is the parish or township and the second tier is made up of counties ...
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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 food industries in Canada. Each map 15 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. [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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On verso of (110) Canada and the world.
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[Canada. Department of Mines and Technical Surveys, Nicholson, N. L. (Norman Leon), Comtois, Paul]
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Verso of (62) Sawmills.
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[Canada. Department of Mines and Technical Surveys, Nicholson, N. L. (Norman Leon), Comtois, Paul]
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On verso of (13) Physiographic regions.
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[Canada. Department of Mines and Technical Surveys, Nicholson, N. L. (Norman Leon), Comtois, Paul]
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20 maps showing ranges of principal commercial inland fish in Canada. Each map 10 x 13 cm. Each includes a legend. Scale 1:50,000,000 or one inch to 789.1 miles. Descriptive text on verso: Because of limited space, the selection of species was confined to the more important inland fish of commercial value. The ranges, for the most part, indicate present and usual distribution ... [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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Map shows forest regions in Canada. Includes an index and a legend. Features 2 diagrams: Areas of forest regions -- Forest regions by provinces. Scale 1:10,000,000 or one inch to 157.8 miles. Lambert Conformal Conic Projection Standard Parallels 49˚N and 77˚N. Descriptive text on verso: This map shows the extent of the forest regions of Canada under natural conditions ... [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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20 maps showing ranges of principal mammals in Canada. Each map 10 x 13 cm. Each includes a legend. Scale 1:50,000,000 or one inch to 789.1 miles. Descriptive text on verso: Because of limited space, the selection of species was confined principally to the more popular mammals. The ranges, for the most part, indicate present and usual distribution ... [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 (43) Ranges of principal birds: Because of limited space, the selection of species was confined principally to the more popular game birds. The ranges, for the most part, indicate present and usual distribution ...
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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 (45) Parks and faunal reserves: The National and Provincial Parks are areas retained in their natural state for public use ...
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[Canada. Department of Mines and Technical Surveys, Nicholson, N. L. (Norman Leon), Comtois, Paul]
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3 maps showing physical geography in Canada. 1 map 50 x 32 cm, 1 map 23 x 42 cm, 1 map 23 x 32. Each includes a scale statement and a legend. Features 2 diagrams: Areas of physiographic regions -- Percentage areas of physiographic regions. Lambert Conformal Conic Projection Standard Parallels 49˚N and 77˚N. [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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Verso of (68) Farms.
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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's political relationships with the world. Includes a bar scale and a chart depicting longitudinal scale. Each map includes a legend. North Polar Azimuthal Equidistant Projection. [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 maps showing soil surveys in Canada. Each map 11 x 32 cm. Each includes a scale statement and a legend. Descriptive text on verso: The portions of the 4 maps appearing on this plate illustrate the kinds of soil maps that are being prepared by the Experimental Farms Service of the Federal Department of Agriculture in co-operation with the Provincial Departments of Agriculture and the Departments of Soils at Canadian universities. [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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20 maps showing ranges of principal commercial trees in Canada. Each map 10 x 13 cm. Each includes a legend. Scale 1:50,000,000 or one inch to 789.1 miles. Descriptive text on verso: Tree species native to Canada number 171, but many of these are of little or no commercial importance and also, in many cases, have a very restricted range. This plate shows the ranges of the 35 species of economic importance ... [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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Map shows parks and faunal reserves in Canada. Includes legend. Scale 1:10,000,000 or one inch to 157.8 miles. Lambert Conformal Conic Projection Standard Parallels 49˚N and 77˚N. Descriptive text on verso: The National and Provincial Parks are areas retained in their natural state for public use ... [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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2 maps showing shipping in Canada. Each map 23 x 64 cm. Each includes a legend. Scale 1:10,000,000 or one inch to 157.8 miles. Lambert Conformal Conic Projection Standard Parallels 49˚N and 77˚N. Descriptive text on verso: Foreign shipping includes vessels which (1) arrive from a foreign port as last port of call or depart for a foreign port as first port of call; (2) load cargo for a foreign port; (3) have other than Canadian or United Kingdom registry, even though they may have arrived at a Canadian port from another Canadian port or departed from a Canadian port for another Canadian port ... [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 (105) Rural municipalities - Great Lakes Region - St. Lawrence Area: Both Quebec and Ontario have a two-tier system of rural government. In Quebec the basic unit is the parish or township and the second tier is made up of counties ...
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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 (26) Precipitation days and precipitation variability: A "precipitation day" is considered to be a day on which the rainfall recorded amounts to one hundredth of an inch or more, or the snowfall measured is one tenth of an inch or more ...
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[Canada. Department of Mines and Technical Surveys, Nicholson, N. L. (Norman Leon), Comtois, Paul]
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3 maps showing precipitation in Canada. 2 maps 23 x 32 cm, 1 map 23 x 64 cm. Each includes a scale statement and a legend. Lambert Conformal Conic Projection Standard Parallels 49˚N and 77˚N. Descriptive text on verso: A "precipitation day" is considered to be a day on which the rainfall recorded amounts to one hundredth of an inch or more, or the snowfall measured is one tenth of an inch or more ... [Date of map inferred based upon atlas data.]
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