The MapArt Publishing Corporation is a Canadian
cartography
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publisher founded in 1981 by Peter Heiler Ltd. that produces and prints yearly editions of
maps for Canada and the
United States
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. Headquartered in
Oshawa
Oshawa ( , also ; 2021 population 175,383; CMA 415,311) is a city in Ontario, Canada, on the Lake Ontario shoreline. It lies in Southern Ontario, approximately east of Downtown Toronto. It is commonly viewed as the eastern anchor of the ...
,
Ontario
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, MapArt is Canada's leading map publisher, producing more Canadian titles than any of its competitors and all settlements with a population over 5000 in Canada are covered in various editions. Its signature yellow cover is seen throughout the country at
filling station
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Gasol ...
s,
convenience stores, and general merchandising stores. MapArt Publishing grouped up with
Rand McNally Maps and
JDMGEO Maps, to create
CCC Maps
CCC may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* Canada's Capital Cappies, the Critics and Awards Program in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
* ''Capcom Classics Collection'', a 2005 compilation of arcade games for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox
* CCC, the prod ...
in 2013 but returned to publish under the MapArt banner in 2014.
References
External links
Official home of MapArt Publishing Corporation MapArt's corporate websiteMapArt's exclusive Distributor in CanadaMapMobility, One of MapArt's former cartographic developersOnline interactive MapArt-style Golden Horseshoe map by MapMobility
Publishing companies of Canada
Map publishing companies
Publishing companies established in 1981
1981 establishments in Ontario
Companies based in Oshawa
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