The MapArt Publishing Corporation is a Canadian

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publisher founded in 1981 by Peter Heiler Ltd. that produces and prints yearly editions of

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s for Canada and the

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. Headquartered in

Oshawa Oshawa 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 Greater Toronto Area and of the Golden Horseshoe. It ...

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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

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s, and general merchandising stores. MapArt Publishing grouped up with Rand McNally Maps and JDMGEO Maps, to create CCC Maps in 2013 but returned to publish under the MapArt banner in 2014.

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Official home of MapArt Publishing Corporation MapArt's corporate websiteMapArt's exclusive Distributor in CanadaLucidmap formerly MapMobility, 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 {{Publishing-company-stub