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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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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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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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"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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 (82) Navigable waterways: The map entitled Navigable Waterways shows the waterways known to be at present navigable or to have been formerly navigated ... [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 (42) Ranges of principal mammals: 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 ...
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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 (44) Ranges of principal commercial inland fish: 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 ...
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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 (15) Glacial geology: This map was compiled by the Geological Survey of Canada from data obtained from many institutions and individuals ...
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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 (104) Rural municipalities - Eastern Canada: The rural districts are essentially two or more contiguous communities which have combined for the purpose of setting up a municipal council ...
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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 (81) Manufacturing centres.
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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 (23) Frost: The maps on this plate are based on the occurence of a temperature of 32ËšF or lower in a standard thermometer shelter at a level of four feet above the ground ...
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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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Descriptive text on verso of : The drainage basins delimited on this plate cover all Canadian land and fresh water areas ...
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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 (38) Natural vegetation and flora: 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 ...
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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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Descriptive text on verso of (20) Wind and sunshine: 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 ...
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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 (107) Census divisions, 1951: This plate shows the main divisions used by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics for the gathering, compiling, and publishing of many of the results of the censuses of Canada ...
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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 (74) Non-ferrous metals - Western Canada: This plate shows the non-ferrous metal mines, refineries, smelters and reduction works that were in production or coming into production in Western Canada in 1955 ...
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[Canada. Department of Mines and Technical Surveys, Nicholson, N. L. (Norman Leon), Comtois, Paul]
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"The Atlas is bound in a loose-leaf form to enable the removal of individual sheets for special study and to allow for the replacement or addition of sheets that will be produced after the first edition is published ... the Atlas provides a logical story in maps which embraces historical, physical, human, economic and social and political geography. The story begins with the way in which Canada was explored and mapped. It goes on to show the basic aspects of the physical environment, such as relief and climate … "
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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 (59) East coast fisheries: This plate shows the general distribution of certain species of fish and also indicates, by means of coloured dots, the areas of greatest catch and the amounts taken, based largely on statistics of landings of fish in 1952.
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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 (34) Profiles of major rivers: This plate shows the profiles of major rivers together with the position of important cultural features connected with them (particularly those relating to hydro-electric power development) as of 1955.
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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 (14) Physiography of Southern Ontario: This plate was compiled by the Geographical Branch from maps published by the Ontario Research Foundation in 1951 ...
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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 (97) Populated places - prairies: This plate shows as many populated places in the prairies as the scale of the map will permit ... according to the 1956 Census of Canada ...
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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 (93) Education.
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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 (12) Bathy-orography - Northern Canada: This plate shows the depths, or bathymetry, of the waters in and around Northern Canada, together with the relief or orography, of the land in this area as it is known in 1957 ...
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[Canada. Department of Mines and Technical Surveys, Nicholson, N. L. (Norman Leon), Comtois, Paul]
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Verso of (47) Distribution of population, 1951.
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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 (96) Populated places - Great Lakes Area: This plate shows as many populated places in the Great Lakes area as the scale of the map will permit ... according to the 1951 Census of Canada ...
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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 (60) West coast fisheries: This plate shows the general distribution of certain species of fish and also indicates, by means of coloured dots, the areas of greatest catch and the amounts taken, based largely on statistics of landings of fish for the years between 1951 and 1953.
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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 (28) Snow cover: Snow cover data refer primarily to the presence and total depth of a snow cover on the surface of the earth ... Snow cover data are mainly based on the ten-year period from 1941 to 1950 inclusive.
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