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Canada before confederation : maps at the exhibition /

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 uniq...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Duzer, Chet Van (Autor), Beck, Lauren (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Wilmington, Delaware : Vernon Press, 2018.
Colección:Vernon series in world history.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario: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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (360 pages) : color illustrations, maps.
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:1622733460
9781622733460