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This Archive section contains over 1000 maps from previously printed collections. They include all five past editions of the Atlas of Canada, 1906 to 1995, the Canadian sector of the International Map of the World, 1956 to 1987, and the first Glacier Atlas of Canada, 1969 to 1972. The mapping scales are varied and range from small overviews at 1:30 000 000 to more detailed ones at 1:1 000 000. The maps contained in this section are scans of the original printed maps that are made easy to view using current viewing technology that offers a number of tools to explore them. These tools include zooming in and out, panning or moving the map left, right, up or down and a special print tool. These will allow you to explore all the detail contained in these exceptional historical maps dating as far back as 1906.

List of Topics:

1st Edition, 1906, Atlas of Canada Read about 1st Edition, 1906, Atlas of Canada

People and Society

Economic

Environment

Historical

2nd Edition, 1915, Atlas of Canada Read about 2nd Edition, 1915, Atlas of Canada

Economic

Environment

Historical

Other

People and Society

3rd Edition, 1957, Atlas of Canada Read about 3rd Edition, 1957, Atlas of Canada

Historical

Other

Environment

Economic

People and Society

4th Edition, 1974, The National Atlas of Canada Read about 4th Edition, 1974, The National Atlas of Canada

Environment

People and Society

Economic

Resource Industries

Historical

Other

5th Edition, 1978 to 1995, The National Atlas of Canada Read about 5th Edition, 1978 to 1995, The National Atlas of Canada

Environment

People and Society

Economic

Service Industries

Historical

Other

International Map of the World, Canadian Sector, 1956 to 1987 Read about International Map of the World, Canadian Sector, 1956 to 1987

Eastern Canada

Western Canada

Northern Canada

Reference, 1961 to 2009 Read about Reference, 1961 to 2009

Canada Maps

Circumpolar Maps

Indian and Inuit Communities Maps

North America Maps

Other Reference Maps

Regional Base Maps

World Maps

Hydrological Atlas of Canada, 1978 Read about Hydrological Atlas of Canada, 1978

Introductory Pages

Water Quantity Influenced by Precipitation

Water Quantity Influenced by Temperature and Winds

Water Quantity

Water Quality

Hydrogeology

Other Influences