Department of Interior : Atlas of Canada, No. 27 : Density of population, 1901; Maritime Provinces and Quebec. (to accompany) Department of the Interior, Canada . 1906. (inset) Cape Breton Island.

• Main Authors: White, James; Canada. Department of Interior, Toronto Lithographing Co.; Forest Service Dept. of Agriculture, Washington
• Format: Map
• Language: unknown
• Published: 1906
• Subjects: Population; Canada; Breton Island
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Color map. Cities and towns of 5000 inhabitants or more are shown as black dots. The size of the circle is proportionate to the population. Color coded legend uses eight classes, seven of which are shades of brown, more densely populated portions are shown in the darker tints. Numbers make it clear which class is being shown in any one township. Full color, 21 p., 83 plates including maps and diagrams. The Atlas of Canada, first edition published by the Department of the Interior in 1906, was one of the world's first national atlases. A second edition similar in style and content was published in 1915, both editions, featuring thematic maps dealing with Canada's geology, communications, natural resources, population, economic activities, transportation, as well as maps of principal cities. During this period, a major part of Canada's growth was due to the great influx of immigrants into Canada, many of them coming to open up the farmlands of the Prairies. Consequently, the first two editions of the Atlas of Canada reflect a particular interest in transportation and communications and devote a significant amount of space to mapping the composition and density of the population. Bound in half leather brown covered boards with "Department of Interior 1906 Atlas of Canada." in gilt. Atlas is bound in half leather brown cloth covered boards with "Department Of The Interior. 1906. Atlas of Canada."