COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
Canada. Department of Mines and Technical Surveys
Author:
Nicholson, N. L. (Norman Leon)
Author:
Comtois, Paul
Date:
1951
Short Title:
(61) Forestry and woodworking.
Publisher:
Department of Mines and Technical Surveys, Geographical Branch
Publisher Location:
Ottawa
Type:
Atlas Map
Obj Height cm:
50
Obj Width cm:
64
Scale 1:
10,000,000 - 20,000,000
Note:
3 maps showing forestry and woodworking in Canada. 2 maps 16 x 32 cm (scale 1:20,000,000), 1 map 23 x 32 cm (1:10,000,000). Each map includes a legend and a diagram. Features 3 charts: Quantity of lumber production by province, 1951 -- Value of woods operations by product, 1951 -- Quantity of lumber cut by kind, 1951. Lambert Conformal Conic Projection Standard Parallels 49˚N and 77˚N. Descriptive text on verso: The Wood Using Industries in Canada comprise the Sash, Door and Planning Mills Industry, the Veneer and Plywood Industry, the Hardwood Flooring Industry, and the Miscellaneous Woodworking Industries ...
Country:
Canada
Subject:
Natural resources
Subject:
Commerce; Economics
Subject:
Data Visualization
Full Title:
(61) Forestry and woodworking : Sash, door and planing mills -- Furniture -- Labour force engaged in forestry and logging. Compiled from information supplied by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics. (Canada Department of Mines and Technical Surveys.)
List No:
14001.128
Series No:
128
Publication Author:
Canada. Department of Mines and Technical Surveys
Publication Author:
Nicholson, N. L. (Norman Leon)
Publication Author:
Comtois, Paul
Pub Date:
1958
Pub Title:
Atlas of Canada. Department of Mines and Technical Surveys, Geographical Branch, Ottawa, Canada, 1957.
Pub Note:
First edition was in 1906 (see our 1645.000); second edition 1915 (1646.000). The title page of this edition is dated 1957 but the Foreword is dated 1958, as well as the maps on plates 91, 99 and 110. Atlas contains 110 plates, comprising a total of 505 maps in color; additionally, these maps include 57 insets. Bound in pale green boards with burgundy lettering and spine, including spine title "Atlas Of Canada. 1957” in gilt. Loose-leaf binding allows both removal and insertion of individual maps. Inside front cover: Canadian made product by Copeland-Chatterson Limited, Brampton, Ontario. In the Foreword, Minister of Mines and Technical Surveys Paul Comtois explains, "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 … " In the Preface, Director of Department of Mines and Technical Surveys, Geographical Branch, N.L. Nicholson continues, “ … 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 … “ Includes table of contents.
Pub List No:
14001.000
Pub Type:
National Atlas
Pub Type:
Thematic Atlas
Pub Maps:
505
Pub Height cm:
54
Pub Width cm:
43
Image No:
14001128.jp2
Authors:
Canada. Department of Mines and Technical Surveys; Nicholson, N. L. (Norman Leon); Comtois, Paul
Link To Source
(61) Forestry and woodworking.
