A first edition ad cause for national pride, the new all-Canadian Atlas provides a wealth of information about Canada. This colour film provides a well-illustrated summary of how the Atlas was complied ad of the story of facts between the covers. The film takes you on survey expeditions to remote parts of Canada, and to map-making headquarters in Ottawa where a mass of detail was sorted, classified and translated into the special symbol language of the map maker.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
008572
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Canada
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Cartography
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Maps
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Maps
Crafts & Visual Arts → Cartography
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)