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Author Murray, Jeffrey S.

Title Terra nostra : the stories behind Canada's maps, 1550-1950 : from the collection of Library and Archives Canada / Jeffrey S. Murray.

Publication Info. Georgetown, Ont. : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2006.

Item Status

Description 1 online resource (189 pages) : illustrations, maps, portraits, digital file
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Note Issued also in French under title: Terra nostra : les cartes du Canada et leurs secrets, 1550-1950.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-183) and index.
Summary "Terra Nostra is a celebration of the mapping of Canada-for Library and Archives Canada, it is also a celebration and a sharing of the extraordinary historical resource that is contained in its cartographic holdings. The collection spans an incredible array of mapping initiatives, from the portolan charts of the early explorers, to recent aerial images of east coast ice floes." "Canada's maps have been many things to many people: for early merchant-adventurers, they promised fame and fortune; for army commanders, they strengthened their hold on the land; for politicians, they legitimized their dominion over the country; for businessmen, they proclaimed their sense of community pride; and for ordinary citizens, they were testaments to the type of communities they wanted for their children. As repositories of intellectual thought, Canada's maps provide evidence of our nation's technical accomplishments and offer insight into the growth of our geographical knowledge. They are windows on our view of the world. Book jacket."--Jacket.
Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Issued By Co-published by: Septentrion, Library and Archives Canada, Public Works and Government Services Canada.
Subject Library and Archives Canada -- Map collections -- History.
Library and Archives Canada.
Map collections.
History.
Library and Archives Canada.
Cartography -- Canada -- History.
Cartography.
Canada.
Canada -- Historical geography -- Maps.
Historical geography.
Genre/Form Maps.
Electronic books.
History.
Maps.
Added Author Canada. Public Works and Government Services Canada.
Library and Archives Canada.
ISBN 9780773586178 (electronic book)
0773586172 (electronic book)
0660194961
9780660194967
2894484534 (Septentrion)
9782894484531 (Septentrion)