Simcoe, ON. 1:25,000. Map sheet 040I16C, [ed. 1], 1971

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This is a digitized image of a printed paper map of the Simcoe, Ontario region (Sheet No. 040I16C), published in 1971. It is the first edition in a series of maps, which show both natural and man-made features such as relief, spot heights, administrative boundaries, roads, railways, trails, waterways, buildings, terrain, and land formations. The photograph for this map was originally taken in 1965, by the Canadian Aero Survey Limited, based out of Ottawa, ON, Canada. These various surveys were under the Surveys and Mapping Branch of the Department of Energy, Mines and Resources, Government of Canada. Original maps were digitally scanned and georeferenced as part of the Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL) Historical Topographic Map Digitization Project.

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Ontario Historical Topographic Maps, 1:25000

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Title: Simcoe, ON. 1:25,000. Map sheet 040I16C, [ed. 1], 1971:
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Description: This is a digitized image of a printed paper map of the Simcoe, Ontario region (Sheet No. 040I16C), published in 1971. It is the first edition in a series of maps, which show both natural and man-made features such as relief, spot heights, administrative boundaries, roads, railways, trails, waterways, buildings, terrain, and land formations. The photograph for this map was originally taken in 1965, by the Canadian Aero Survey Limited, based out of Ottawa, ON, Canada. These various surveys were under the Surveys and Mapping Branch of the Department of Energy, Mines and Resources, Government of Canada. Original maps were digitally scanned and georeferenced as part of the Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL) Historical Topographic Map Digitization Project.
Publisher: Department of Energy, Mines, and Resources
Contributor: Canada. Department of Energy, Mines, and Resources, Surveys and Mapping Branch.
Date: 1971
Type: Topographic maps
Format: 1:25,000, image/tif, map
Identifier: macrepo:88774, local: HTDP25K040I16c_1971
Source
Language: eng
Relation
Coverage: North America--Canada--------Simcoe, latitude 42.8125 ; longitude -80.3125
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