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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.

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

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

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

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

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

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