Tactile Maps of Canada-Maps For Transportation And Tourism-City Approach Maps-Saint John

The map title is Saint John. Tactile map scale. 2 centimetres = 3 kilometres North arrow pointing to the north. Saint John and surrounding area. The Bay of Fundy is shown with a wavy symbol to indicate water. Main roads, routes. 1, 7, 111. A ferry route that goes to Digby, Nova Scotia, is indicated with a dash line. A circle with a dot in the middle to indicate a bus station is located in the southeast of the city. A circle with the shape of an airplane indicates an airport located east of the city. Tactile maps are designed with Braille, large text, and raised features for visually impaired and low vision users. The Tactile Maps of Canada collection includes: (a) Maps for Education: tactile maps showing the general geography of Canada, including the Tactile Atlas of Canada (maps of the provinces and territories showing political boundaries, lakes, rivers and major cities), and the Thematic Tactile Atlas of Canada (maps showing climatic regions, relief, forest types, physiographic regions, rock types, soil types, and vegetation). (b) Maps for Mobility: to help visually impaired persons navigate spaces and routes in major cities by providing information about streets, buildings…

Publisher

Natural Resources Canada

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12

Catalogue metadata updated

2022-02-22