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

"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 port...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Murray, Jeffrey S.
Autores Corporativos: Canada. Public Works and Government Services Canada, Library and Archives Canada
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Georgetown, Ont. : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2006.
Temas:
Library and Archives Canada > Map collections > History.
Library and Archives Canada
Cartography > Canada > History.
Cartographie > Canada > Histoire.
REFERENCE > Atlases & Gazetteers.
TRAVEL > Maps & Road Atlases.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Cartography.
Cartography
Historical geography
Map collections
Canada > Historical geography > Maps.
Canada
Electronic books.
History
Maps
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • ""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""I: Envisioning Canada""; ""1 Passage to the Orient""; ""Woodblock Printing""; ""2 General Murray Maps the St. Lawrence""; ""Britainâ€?s Military Engineers""; ""3 “Free Farms for the Millionâ€?""; ""Getting the Message Out""; ""II: Perfecting Our Cities""; ""4 Modelling Québec""; ""Princely Toys""; ""5 A Birdâ€?s-Eye Perspective""; ""Colour Lithography""; ""6 Mapping for Fire""; ""Goad Moves to London""; ""III: Finding Our Way""; ""7 Charting Eastern Waters""; ""Copperplate Engraving""; ""8 Going for Klondike Gold""
  • ""The Federal Government Steps In""""9 Maps for Your Motoring Pleasure""; ""Offset Printing""; ""IV: Scaling the Landscape""; ""10 Hawking County Maps""; ""Door-to-Door Peddling""; ""11 Devilleâ€?s Topographic Camera""; ""Surveying the Rockies""; ""12 Weapons of the Great War""; ""Sun Printing""; ""Conclusion""; ""Selected Readings""; ""Index""; ""Names from captions""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y""; ""Z""; ""Names from Prologue & Epilogue""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""
  • ""F""""G""; ""H""; ""M""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""V""; ""Names from text""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""

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