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Historic Maps in the Digital Realm In-Person

New ways to see old maps is an exciting development for anyone interested in history. Explore the development of western Canada, as an area rich in various natural resources. Southern Alberta grew rapidly out of an extensive prairie grassland to become an important component of Canada’s economic engine, with Calgary playing a key role. Historic maps of Calgary, the Canadian West and beyond is available to anyone through the Map Library’s website, which will be highlighted in this talk. Examples of scanned maps as well as print copies will be presented, and also a tour of wall-sized images in the Visualization Studio.

Date:
Tuesday, August 1, 2017
Time:
10:00am - 11:30am
Time Zone:
Mountain Time - US & Canada (change)
Location:
TFDL 440A, TFDL 440D
Campus:
TFDL
Categories:
  Historic Calgary Week  
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This presentation will be held in a classroom on the 4th floor of the Taylor Family Digital Library (TFDL). For assistance, check the University of Calgary's Room Finder.  Patrons can obtain a password to access computers from the TFDL 2nd floor Tech Desk, however it is not required for this presentation.

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