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[NFB Canada map] [cartographic material] National Film Board of Canada

Hierarchical level:

Accession

Date:

[1977-1984].

Reference:

RG53M 85603/56, RG53, R1196, 85603/56 CA

Type of material:

Maps and cartographic material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

192418

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Record information – Details
Date(s):

[1977-1984].

Place of creation:

Canada

Extent:

10 bird's-eye views some mss., some col. 478 x 80 cm or smaller.

Language of material:

English
Additional name(s):

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Kask, Ann, 1946-

Kask, Lorne
Finding aid:

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Cartographic material: (Paper) Finding aid consists of an item listing. RG53M 85603/56 (Restrictions not set)

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General note:

Accession consists of items created in the preparation of the map in its preliminary and final stages. Included are the original painting by Lorne and Ann Kask, and other computer generated overlays and printouts.
All of the items are rolled.
Item #1 is an original acrylic painting. Items #2, 3, and 7-9 are computer printouts with topographical annotations. Item #10 is a laminated photograph of the original painting with overlay, and is catalogued and classed as G3401.A3 1984.N37.
Acquisition documentation file also contains: NFB press releases about the map, including a fact sheet; instructions for mounting the map on a wall; and an article from Canadian Geographic (vol. 105 #4, Aug/Sept. 1985) giving the map's developmental history.

Source of title:

Title taken from the publisher's news release and fact sheet.

Note on the state of conservation:

Cartographic material: The blocking tape on item #3 is warping and coming loose. Item #7 has edge tears and water stains.

Custodial history:

Accession was transferred in 1985 from the National Film Board, Montreal.

Cartographic math data:

Scale 1:1 500 000. From east to west ; T.K. Lusweide proj.

Cartographic math note:

From south to north, distance is progressively compacted, so the north-south scale is not constant. The projection is a modified version of the Molleweide proj.

Dates of creation note:

Dates of creation are taken from the articles outlining the map's development and publication.

Exhibitions note:

Exhibition Title: Canada at Scale: Maps of Our History. National Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; 1999.06.29 - 1999.12.31

Source:

Government

Related control no.:

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80103/19 CA
84503/17 CA
85603/56 CA
R1196-1019-0-E
RG53M 80103/19
RG53M 84503/17
RG53M 85603/56

Former archival reference no.:

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RG53M 85603/56
RG53

Other accession no.:

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85603/56 CA
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Cartographic material

[Consultation99 Closed pending processing]

Cartographic material: microform

[Consultation99 Closed pending processing]

Microfiche NMC 131999

[Consultation 99 Closed pending processing]

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Date modified:: 2024-04-09