Author: Kenneth Andrew KershawPublisher: Ancaster, Ont. : Kershaw Pub.
ISBN:
Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Early Printed Maps of Canada
Author: Kenneth Andrew KershawPublisher: Ancaster, Ont. : Kershaw Pub.
ISBN:
Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Early Printed Maps of Canada: 1703-1799
Author: Kenneth Andrew KershawPublisher:
ISBN: 9780969718406
Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Early Printed Maps of Canada
Author: Early Printed Maps of Canada: 1703-1799: Quebec City & Province, Siege of Quebec, Montreal, west coast, and Admiral De Fonte
Author: Kenneth Andrew KershawPublisher:
ISBN: 9780973171310
Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A History of Canada in Ten Maps
Author: Adam ShoaltsPublisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0143194003
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
Winner of the 2018 Louise de Kiriline Lawrence Award for Nonfiction Longlisted for the 2018 RBC Taylor Prize Shortlisted for the 2018 Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction The sweeping, epic story of the mysterious land that came to be called “Canada” like it’s never been told before. Every map tells a story. And every map has a purpose--it invites us to go somewhere we've never been. It’s an account of what we know, but also a trace of what we long for. Ten Maps conjures the world as it appeared to those who were called upon to map it. What would the new world look like to wandering Vikings, who thought they had drifted into a land of mythical creatures, or Samuel de Champlain, who had no idea of the vastness of the landmass just beyond the treeline? Adam Shoalts, one of Canada’s foremost explorers, tells the stories behind these centuries old maps, and how they came to shape what became “Canada.” It’s a story that will surprise readers, and reveal the Canada we never knew was hidden. It brings to life the characters and the bloody disputes that forged our history, by showing us what the world looked like before it entered the history books. Combining storytelling, cartography, geography, archaeology and of course history, this book shows us Canada in a way we've never seen it before.
Early Printed Maps of Canada
Author: Kenneth Andrew KershawPublisher: Ancaster, Ont. : Kershaw Pub.
ISBN:
Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Canada before Confederation: Maps at the Exhibition
Author: Chet Van DuzerPublisher: Vernon Press
ISBN: 1622733460
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Each of the maps featured in this book was showcased in the exhibition “Canada before Confederation: Early Exploration and Mapping,” which took place in several locations, both in Canada and abroad, in Fall of 2017. The authors provide a scholarly study highlighting the importance and unique features of each of these jewels of cartographic history, with particular attention paid to how they demonstrate the development of Canadian identity at the same time that they reveal Indigenous knowledge of the lands now known as Canada.
Historical Dictionary of the Discovery and Exploration of the Northwest Passage
Author: Alan DayPublisher: Scarecrow Press
ISBN: 081086519X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 475
Book Description
The Northwest Passage was repeatedly sought for over four centuries. From the first attempt in the late 15th century to Roald Amundsen's famous voyage of 1903-1906 where the feat was first accomplished to expeditions in the late 1940s by the Mounties to discover an even more northern route, author Alan Day covers all aspects of the ongoing quest that excited the imagination of the world. This compendium of explorers, navigators, and expeditions tackles this broad topic with a convenient, but extensive cross-referenced dictionary. A chronology traces the long succession of treks to find the passage, the introduction helps explain what motivated them, and the bibliography provides a means for those wishing to discover more information on this exciting subject.
Frames that Speak: Cartouches on Early Modern Maps
Author: Chet Van DuzerPublisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004523839
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
This lavishly illustrated book is the first systematic exploration of cartographic cartouches, the decorated frames that surround the title, or other text or imagery, on historic maps. It addresses the history of their development, the sources cartographers used in creating them, and the political, economic, historical, and philosophical messages their symbols convey. Cartouches are the most visually appealing parts of maps, and also spaces where the cartographer uses decoration to express his or her interests—so they are key to interpreting maps. The book discusses thirty-three cartouches in detail, which range from 1569 to 1821, and were chosen for the richness of their imagery. The book will open your eyes to a new way of looking at maps.
The Canadian West Discovered
Author: Mary JavorskiPublisher: Calgary, Alta. : Glenbow Museum
ISBN: 9780919224339
Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 75
Book Description
Catalogue of an exhibition of approximately 50 maps which was held January 26-April 15, 1983 in the Glenbow Museum, Calgary, Alberta. While the exhibit focused primarily on western Canada, maps of Canada, the Arctic and North America are also included.