Print airphotos

 GIC coverage of A-Series airphotos

Collection and access

The McGill Library has a collection of nearly 50 000 airphotos that are not in the library catalogue, therefore it is best to consult hssl.library [at] mcgill.ca (library staff) for help in locating air photos.

Note: The KML indexes require Google Earth to use.

Montreal Airphotos

Series Date Scale Index Location
A2250-A2258 1930 1:20 000 A series (KML) GEO PHOTO A-Series
PSI_660_3197 1954 1:12 000 Montreal 1954 (KML) GEO PHOTO
various A series 1958 1:30 000 A series (KML) GEO PHOTO A-Series
P/1751/62 1962 1:12 000 See Map Drawer for Index GEO MAP G3454.M65 A4 1962 M6
Q64507-Q64512 1964 1:15 840 Q series (KML) GEO PHOTO Q-Series
P/2820/8074 1966 1:4800 See Map Drawer for Index GEO MAP G3454.M65 A4 1966 M6
P/3690/8325 1971 1:4800 See Map Drawer for Index GEO MAP G3454.M65 A4 1971 M6
[PhotoSur] 1986 1:5000 See Map Drawer for Index GEO MAP G3452.M65 A4 1986 C65
Q99800-Q99802 1999 1:40 000 1:40 000 Airphotos of Montreal (1999) GEO PHOTO Q-Series

There are also several digital orthophotos of Montreal and Quebec.

Quebec Airphotos

The GIC has nearly 7000 airphotos from the province of Quebec.

Series Date Scale Index Location
Q Series 1960-1999 various Q series (KML) GEO PHOTO Q-Series
[Quebec Non-Q] various various Ask McGill Library staff for index. GEO PHOTO

See also the digital orthophotos of Quebec.

Canadian Airphotos

McGill Library has over 25,000 air photos of other regions in Canada.

Series Date Scale Index Location
A Series various various A series (KML) GEO PHOTO A-Series
Trimark various various n/a GEO PHOTO T-Series
Alberta various various n/a Storage
Ice Recce various various Index map with photos Storage
R.R. various various Index map with photos Storage
V.R.R. various various Index map with photos Storage

Caribbean air photos

Barbados

Date Scale Index Location
1950-51 1:12 000 Barbados air photos 1950-51 GEO PHOTO BARBADOS
1964 1:5000 Barbados air photos 1964 GEO PHOTO BARBADOS
1968 1:10 400 Barbados air photos 1968 GEO PHOTO BARBADOS

KML index to all Barbados airphotos also available.

Puerto Rico

Date Index Location
1951-1964 Puerto Rico air photos Storage

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