Tactile Maps of Canada-Maps For Transportation And Tourism-City Approach Maps-Québec

The map title is Québec. Tactile map scale. 2 centimetres = 3 kilometres North arrow pointing to the north. Québec and surrounding area. The St. Lawrence River is shown with a wavy symbol to indicate water. Main roads, routes 20, 40, 73, 138, 173, 175, 573. A circle with a dot in the middle to indicate a bus station is located in the east end of the city. A circle with a cross in it to indicate a Via Rail station is located in the east end next to the bus station. A circle with the shape of an airplane indicates an airport located in the west end 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…

Publisher

Natural Resources Canada

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12

Catalogue metadata updated

2022-02-23