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0861 |aSB4-3/2006E-PDF|zSB4-3/2006E
1001 |aMurray, Jeffrey S., |eauthor.
24510|aTerra nostra : |bthe stories behind Canada's maps, 1550-1950 / |cJeffrey S. Murray.
24614|aTerra nostra : |b1550-1950
24613|aTerra nostra : |b1550-1950, the stories behind Canada's maps
264 1|aSillery, Quebec : |bles éditions Septentrion ; |aGeorgetown, Ontario : |bMcGill-Queen's University Press ; |a[Ottawa] : |bLibrary and Archives Canada : |bPublic Works and Government Services Canada, |c2006.
264 4|c©2006
300 |a1 online resource (189 pages, 6 unnumbered pages) : |billustrations, maps (some colour), photographs
336 |atext|btxt|2rdacontent
337 |acomputer|bc|2rdamedia
338 |aonline resource|bcr|2rdacarrier
500 |aDigitized by Publishing and Depository Services Program.
500 |a"For my parents."
500 |a"This book was printed in March 2006."
500 |a"From the collection of Library and Archives Canada."
500 |aIssued also in French under title: Terra nostra : les cartes du Canada et leurs secrets, 1550-1950.
504 |aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 179-183) and index.
5050 |aAcknowledgements -- Foreword -- Preface -- I, Envisioning Canada, 1, Passage to the Orient: Woodblock Printing -- 2, General Murray Maps the St. Lawrence: Britain's Military Engineers -- 3, "Free Farms for the Million:" Getting the Message Out -- II, Perfecting Our Cities, 4, Modelling Québec: Princely Toys -- 5, A Bird's-Eye Perspective: Colour Lithography -- 6, Mapping the 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, Deville's Topographic Camera: Surveying the Rockies -- 12, Weapons of the Great War: Sun Printing -- Conclusion -- Selected Readings -- Index.
520 |a"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"--Back Cover.
530 |aIssued also in printed form.
61020|aLibrary and Archives Canada|xMap collections|xHistory.
650 0|aCartography|zCanada|xHistory.
7102 |aLibrary and Archives Canada, |eissuing body.
77508|tTerra nostra : |w(CaOODSP)9.889780
7760#|tTerra Nostra : the stories behind Canada's maps, 1550-1950 / |w(CaOODSP)9.649748
85640|qPDF|s86.92 MB|uhttps://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2020/bac-lac/SB4-3-2006-eng.pdf