I did this by transferring the information in nineteenth century Dominion Land Survey (DLS) township maps to a computer-based Geographic Information System (GIS). But what did this region look like a century and a half ago? An objective of my doctoral dissertation was to reconstruct land cover in southern Manitoba before the widespread onset of European agriculture. Modern air travellers are well acquainted with the patchwork quilt that characterizes the landscape of southern Manitoba and indeed the prairie west. As an historical document, the article may contain language and views that are no longer in common use and may be culturally sensitive in nature. We make this online version available as a free, public service.
This article was published originally in Manitoba History by the Manitoba Historical Society on the above date. Manitoba History: A Dominion Land Survey Map of the Red River Valley
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