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Land surveying in the West — Junior Atlas of Alberta, 1979

This is a lovely illustration that makes it easy to understand the land division system in Western Canada. The system was ideal for the vast stretches of almost completely flat prairie.

Catalogue entry:
Alberta. Alberta Education.
Political development. — Scales differ. — Edmonton : [s.n.], c1979. — P. 26-27. — In Junior atlas of Alberta : our place on earth and how we live. — Contents: How did Alberta become a province? — How was the land divided?

Ref. Nos.: C-146383a, C-146383b

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