5.1 CARTOGRAPHIC MATERIALS, TITLE AND STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY AREA

5.1A. Preliminary rule

5.1A1. Scope.

See 1.1A1.

5.1A2. Punctuation

For instructions on the use of spaces before and after prescribed punctuation, see 1.0C.
Enclose the general material designation in square brackets.
Separate general material designation terms with a comma.
Precede each parallel title by an equals sign.
Precede each unit of other title information by a colon.
Precede the first statement of responsibility by a diagonal slash.
Precede each subsequent statement of responsibility by a semicolon.

(CM 1A1)

5.1B. Title proper

5.1B1. Formal title proper.

At all levels of description, transcribe a formal title proper as instructed in 1.1B1.¹

(CM 1B1a)

Interim forest cover series

District of Campbell River legal maps

Vancouver Water District
(Name of administrative unit)

Petroleum and natural gas location maps

Forest Branch atlas

Plan d’ingénérie et d’arpentage dans la ville de Westmount et de la municipalité de Montréal

Return of survey of timber license

Coville R’d to Blueshank R’d

Le Canada, ou, Nouvelle-France, &c.

Land Utilization Research and Survey (Name of administrative unit)

Canadian Pacific Railway

(CM 1B16)

If the formal title proper includes a statement of the scale, give that statement, transcribed exactly as to punctuation and spacing, as part of the transcription.

(CM 1B10)

1:100 000 manuscripts (Title of a series of topographic maps)

Give the source of the formal title proper in a note (see 5.8B3) if there is more than one title in the chief source of information or, in the case of an atlas, if the formal title proper is taken from a title page substitute (see 5.0B1 4c).

(CM 0B7, *Application*)

Road map of Quebec and the Maritime Provinces
Note: Panel title of recto. Panel title of verso: Road map of Maritime Provinces and Quebec

5.1B1a. Abridging a long formal title proper.

Follow the instructions in 1.1B1d.

Plan of the River Ottawa from the mouth of the River Mattawan to Point Fortune … exhibiting the line boundary between Upper and Lower Canada …

If the dedication² forms an integral part of the formal title proper and precedes the formal title proper (in part or in whole), do not omit the first five words of the dedication.

(CM 1B4, *Application*)

To the Right Honourable John, Lord Sommers … this map of North America, according to the newest and most exact observations is most humbly dedicated / by … Herman Moll

5.1B1b.

If a letter or word appears only once but the design of the chief source of information makes it clear that it is intended to be read more than once, repeat the letter or word without the use of square brackets.

(CM 1B5)

Groundwater hotspots = Hotspots des eaux souterraines
(Source of information reads: Groundwater hotspots des eaux souterraines)

5.1B1c.

If the unit being described bears both a common or collective title and the titles of individual works, give the common or collective title as the formal title proper as instructed in 1.1B1. For titles of the individual works see Scope and content (5.7D).

(CM 1B11)

Plans exhibiting the obstructions to the navigation to the River Saint John and the several proposed works for their amelioration
(Collective title for 3 maps on 3 sheets)

5.1B1d. Use of sheet designations in multilevel descriptions.

At the item level, when recording the formal title proper of an individual sheet in a contiguous area map series (e.g., a topographic map series), precede the title with any sheet number or other designation which has been assigned to the item by the creator, appears on the item, and serves as a significant identifier. Follow the sheet designation with colon, space.

(CM 0C1; CM 13F, Application; CM Appendix E.4B1)

31 G/5: Ottawa

5.1B2. Supplied title proper.³

At all levels of description, compose a brief descriptive title as instructed in 1.1B2-1.1B4.

5.1B3. Supplied title proper for a fonds.

When describing the fonds as a whole, supply a title proper as instructed in 1.1B3.

Gerald Murray Downton fonds

Ralph Sydney fonds

James Murray fonds

Charles Booth fonds

Franco-Canadian Trust Company fonds

5.1B4. Supplied title proper for parts of a fonds (e.g., series, file, item).

When describing a part of a fonds (e.g., a series, file, or item) which lacks a formal title proper, compose a brief descriptive title as instructed in 1.1B4. ⁴

Water Rights Branch reference maps
(Name element for a series that forms part of the Water Management Branch fonds)

Survey maps by F.C. Swannell
(Series forms part of the A.F. Buckham fonds)

Optionally, if the name(s) of the person(s), family(ies), or corporate body(ies) predominantly responsible for the form and the intellectual or artistic content of the unit being described is lengthy (e.g., a lengthy corporate body name), difficult to ascertain, or considered unnecessary to the composition of the title, do not include the name(s) as part of the supplied title proper. In such cases, follow the instructions in 1.1B4b and in the following in the constructing a title proper.

Trapline maps

Forest inventory atlases

Plans de paroisse

Where appropriate, include as part of the title a word or brief phrase indicating the geographic area and/or the main subject content (e.g., cadastral, election boundaries, land tenure) of the unit being described.

Peace River area

Bird’s-eye view of the Creston District reclamation scheme

Composite map of central and southern Vancouver Island, 1975

Chart of Victoria Harbour showing soundings

Geological sketch maps of River aux Sables region, Ontario

Sketch map of part of Montreal River system, Temiskaming District, Ontario

Saltspring Island cadastral map

Land use and cover maps of the Fraser River Basin

Canada, aeronautical chart, 1:500 000

Reclamation plans, overlays and air photographs

Preliminary geological maps and other material

Cartes cadastrales et autres documents

Resource inventory maps
Scope and content: Subseries consists of maps documenting Western Forest Industries’ holdings: cadastral maps, forest cover maps, survey maps, timber cruises, logging maps, and road and railway maps

5.1C. Optional addition. General material designation

5.1C1.

At all levels of description, give immediately following the title proper the appropriate general material designation cartographic material as instructed in 1.1C. ⁵

(CM 1C1)

Agricultural land reserve plans [cartographic material]

5.1D. Parallel titles

5.1D1.

At all levels of description, transcribe parallel titles as instructed in 1.1D. ⁶

(CM 1D1).

Climatic maps [GMD] = Cartes climatologiques

Strassenkarte der Schweize [GMD] = Carte routière de la Suisse = Road map of Switzerland = Carte stradale della Svizzera

5.1E. Other title information

5.1E1.

At the series, file or item level of description, transcribe other title information as instructed in 1.1E.

Juan de Fuca Ridge atlas [GMD] : SeaMARC II acoustic imagery

Regional roads policy [GMD] : municipal arterial network

Joint maps of the international boundary between the United States and Canada from the source of the St. Croix River to the Atlantic Ocean [GMD] : to accompany the Commissioner’s joint report

Plan of grounds, Government House, Victoria, B.C. : [1871]. – Traced in 1919

Chemainus : [19–]. – Photoreproduced 20 Nov. 1972

5.1E2.

If neither the formal title proper nor the other title information indicates the geographic area covered by the unit being described and/or the main subject content (e.g., geological, land use, forest cover) of the unit, supply, as other title information, a word or brief phrase indicating the area and/or the subject, if readily ascertainable and appropriate.

(CM 1E6 mod.)

Tunnel sous la rue Notre-Dame [GMD] : [Montréal]

129 [GMD] : [township, Algoma District, Ontario]

Burnt areas [GMD] : [southern Quebec]

Northwestern British Columbia [GMD] : [planimetric map]

5.1F. Statement of responsibility⁷

Apply these rules at the item level. At the series and file levels, for material published and issued as a unit, use these rules only when the statement of responsibility applies to all the items in the unit being described.

5.1F1.

Transcribe explicit statements of responsibility appearing in the unit being described bearing a formal title proper as instructed in 1.1F.

(CM 1F1)

The Municipality of Point Grey [GMD] / Municipal Engineer’s Office

Route between Lake Keepawa & Grand Lake [GMD] : [Quebec] / traced from survey by H. O’Sullivan [by] R.W. Brock

Malaspina Peninsula land management atlas [GMD] / prepared by the Land Management Branch, Victoria, B.C.

Sketch of part of Christies Bay [GMD] : [Great Slave Lake] / by F.E. Simonds for R. Bell

The provincial forests of British Columbia [GMD] / compiled by F.D. Mulholland & R.F.L. Sheldon-Williams

Carte 1992, réseau STRSM [GMD] / publiée par la Société des transports de la rive sud de Montréal

Survey of North American cultures scratch atlas [GMD] / compiled for their own use by a consortium of geographers, folklorists, anthropologists & historians for a proposed Atlas of North American cultures ; editor: M.B. Newton, Jr.

5.1F2.

If a single statement of responsibility names more than three persons or corporate bodies performing the same function, or with the same degree of responsibility, omit all but the first of each group of such persons or bodies as instructed in 1.1F5. If one of the names is distinguished by placement relative to the others or by typography, record that name and omit the remainder. Record the others in a note if considered necessary (see 5.8B7).

(CM 1F5, *Application*)

Interim mineral inventory-land use map of the Purcell Mountain area [GMD] / mineral potential interpretation by W.D. McCartney … [et al.]

5.1F3.

If there is more than one statement of responsibility, give the names as instructed in 1.1F6.

Ville de Hull / publié par le Service des communications et le Bureau des Congrès de la ville de Hull ; conception visuelle et illustration Henri-Julien D’Amours ; réalisation cartographique et montage cartographique, A.L. Enregistré

Plan of Moose River in the neighbourhood of Moose Factory [GMD] / surveyed by Robert Bell ; drawn by A.S. Cochran

Optionally, if there are four or more statements of responsibility, record only the names of persons or bodies judged by their function to have made the most significant contribution. If this is not possible to determine, record only the first three names, or record only those names given prominence by layout or typography. Record the others in a note if considered necessary (see 5.8B7).

(CM 1F6, Application)