Technology & Engineering Cartography
Terra Nostra
The Stories Behind Canada’s Maps
- Publisher
- McGill-Queen's University Press
- Initial publish date
- Apr 2006
- Category
- Cartography
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9780773586178
- Publish Date
- Apr 2006
- List Price
- $80.00
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Description
Maps have been invaluable throughout Canada's history. They promised fame and fortune to early merchant-adventurers and guided army commanders. They legitimized a politician's dominion and allowed businessmen to stake new claims. And they helped ordinary citizens build communities.
About the author
Jeffrey S. Murray, senior archivist at Library and Archives Canada in Ottawa, has helped acquire signficant records on Canada's cartographic heritage for over twenty years. His lifelong interest in Canadian history has resulted in numerous specialized gui