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Technology & Engineering Cartography

Terra Nostra

The Stories Behind Canada’s Maps

by (author) Jeffrey S. Murray

Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press
Initial publish date
Apr 2006
Category
Cartography
  • 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

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