Terra Nostra, 1550-1950

by Murray, Jeffrey S.

• ISBN13: 9782894484531
• ISBN10: 2894484534
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-04-01
• Publisher: Editions Du Septentrion

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.

Author Biography

Jeffrey S. Murray is a senior archivist at Library and Archives Canada in Ottawa, Ontario

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. 8
Foreword	p. 11
Preface	p. 13
Envisioning Canada	p. 17
Passage to the Orient	p. 25
Woodblock Printing	p. 32
General Murray Maps the St. Lawrence	p. 37
Britain's Military Engineers	p. 42
"Free Farms for the Million"	p. 49
Getting the Message Out	p. 54
Perfecting Our Cities	p. 59
Modelling Quebec	p. 65
Princely Toys	p. 67
A Bird's-Eye Perspective	p. 73
Colour Lithography	p. 78
Mapping for Fire	p. 83
Goad Moves to London	p. 88
Finding Our Way	p. 93
Charting Eastern Waters	p. 99
Copperplate Engraving	p. 106
Going for Klondike Gold	p. 111
The Federal Government Steps In	p. 118
Maps for Your Motoring Pleasure	p. 123
Offset Printing	p. 128
Scaling the Landscape	p. 135
Hawking County Maps	p. 143
Door-to-Door Peddling	p. 149
Deville's Topographic Camera	p. 153
Surveying the Rockies	p. 159
Weapons of the Great War	p. 163
Sun Printing	p. 172
Conclusion	p. 177
Selected Readings	p. 179
Index	p. 185
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