Natural Resources Canada

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    Telegraphs Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta

    Contained within the 2nd Edition (1915) of the Atlas of Canada is a map that shows the telegraph network for Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta. Two or more lines may follow the same route, but only one line is indicated on the map. Therefore, well-settled portions of the country may have two or...
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    Telegraphs British Columbia, Yukon and Alberta

    Contained within the 2nd Edition (1915) of the Atlas of Canada is a map that shows the telegraph network for British Columbia, Yukon and Alberta. Two or more lines may follow the same route, but only one line is indicated on the map. Therefore, well-settled portions of the country may have two or...
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    Transcontinental Railways

    Contained within the 2nd Edition (1915) of the Atlas of Canada is a map that shows Canada's transcontinental rail network. Ownership of these rail lines is included on the map. The portions of the main lines of the Grand Trunk, Grand Trunk Pacific, Canadian Pacific, Canadian Northern and Canadian...
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    Quebec and Maritime Provinces Railway Territories

    Contained within the 2nd Edition (1915) of the Atlas of Canada is a map that shows the areas that rail companies operated in the Maritimes and part of Quebec, circa 1913. The five railway lines are the Canadian Government, Canadian Pacific, Canadian North, Grand Trunk and National...
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    Ontario and Quebec Railway Territories

    Contained within the 2nd Edition (1915) of the Atlas of Canada is a map that shows the areas that rail companies operated in Ontario and Quebec, circa 1913. The four railway lines displayed are the Canadian Pacific, Canadian Northern, Grand Trunk and National Transcontinental, and the territory...
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    Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta Railway Territories

    Contained within the 2nd Edition (1915) of the Atlas of Canada is a map that shows the areas that rail companies operated in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, circa 1913. The six railway lines displayed are the Canadian Government, Canadian Pacific, Canadian Northern, Grand Trunk, National...
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    Alberta, British Columbia and Yukon Railway Territories

    Contained within the 2nd Edition (1915) of the Atlas of Canada is a map that shows the areas that rail companies operated in Alberta, British Columbia and Yukon, circa 1913. The four railway lines displayed are the Canadian Pacific, Grand Trunk, Canadian Northern and Great Northern (U.S.). The...
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    Lighthouses and Sailing Routes on Atlantic Coast

    Contained within the 2nd Edition (1915) of the Atlas of Canada is a map that shows the lighthouses and sailing routes on the Atlantic Coast. The map shows sailing routes and a table listing of the distance, in miles, from Halifax, Montreal and Quebec to major ports. Although, Newfoundland and...
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    Physical West Sheet

    Contained within the 2nd Edition (1915) of the Atlas of Canada is a map that shows the relief (in feet) and bathymetry (in fathoms) for Western Canada, and part of the U.S. Height and depth are proportional to the varying colours indicated in the legend. Relatively large areas of Western Canada...
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    Canals, Lighthouses and Sailing Routes on St. Lawrence River and Great Lakes

    Contained within the 2nd Edition (1915) of the Atlas of Canada is a map that shows the canals, routes and types of Lighthouses along the St. Lawrence and Great Lakes, circa 1915. There is a table of sailing distances, in geographical miles, between the ports of the United States and Canada on the...
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    Lighthouses and Sailing Routes on Pacific Coast

    Contained within the 2nd Edition (1915) of the Atlas of Canada is a map that shows the lighthouses and sailing routes on the Pacific Coast. Each sailing route has the distance between major foreign ports and important Canadian ports on the Pacific Ocean. A table gives the distance, in miles, to...
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    Aborigines of Canada, Alaska and Greenland

    Contained within the 2nd Edition (1915) of the Atlas of Canad, is a map that shows the distribution of 11 aboriginal groups of Canada, Alaska and Greenland, circa 1915. The areas shown in different colours represent land occupied by the native linguistic families. There are a greater number of...
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    Routes of Explorers

    Contained within the 2nd Edition (1915) of the Atlas of Canada is a map that shows the routes followed by the principal explorers from 1497 up to 1906. Each route is marked as a red line on the map, giving the name of the explorer or company, and when that person travelled along the route. The...
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    International and Interprovincial Boundaries Eastern Canada - United States B...

    Contained within the 2nd Edition (1915) of the Atlas of Canada is a plate that shows five maps illustrating international and interprovincial boundary claims, circa 1915. Two show the Quebec - New Brunswick - Maine area, and another displays the Canada - Labrador boundary. There are two small...
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    International and Interprovincial Boundaries British Columbia and Yukon-Alask...

    Contained within the 2nd Edition (1915) of the Atlas of Canada is a plate that consists of 2 maps illustrating international and interprovincial boundary historical claims. One map displays Ontario, Manitoba and adjacent parts of the US. The other map shows the Alaska boundary dispute. British...
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    Isotherms for Months of Year

    Contained within the 2nd Edition (1915) of the Atlas of Canada is a plate comprised of 12 maps of isothermal lines. One map for each month of the year. These lines are drawn at intervals of 5 degrees Fahrenheit. The isolines were deduced from yearly observations collected by the Meteorological...
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    Isotherms for Summer and Year, Rainfall, Snowfall and Isobars

    Contained within the 2nd Edition (1915) of the Atlas of Canada is a plate comprised of 11 maps. The two maps at the top of the plate show isothermal lines for summer and for the entire year, with temperature units measured in Fahrenheit. The annual isothermal lines follow an Easterly and Westerly...
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    Average Possible Hours of Sunshine in Summer Months, Temperature

    Contained within the 2nd Edition (1915) of the Atlas of Canada is a plate that shows 9 maps. Four maps show the average possible hours of sunshine for Canada in the summer months. There is a map for the entire summer and individual maps for each of the summer months (June, July, and August. The...
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    Quebec, St. John, Halifax

    Contained within the 2nd Edition (1915) of the Atlas of Canada is a plate comprised of three maps that shows the cities of Quebec, St. John, and Halifax. The map indicates the location of city wards, street names electric railways, and select buildings.
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    Physical East Sheet

    Contained within the 2nd Edition (1915) of the Atlas of Canada is a map that shows the relief (in feet) and bathymetry (in fathoms) for Eastern Canada, and part of the U.S. Height and depth are proportional to the varying colours indicated in the legend. There is also data for Newfoundland and...
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