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Terra nostra : the stories behind Canada's maps, 1550-1950 / Jeffrey S. Murray.: SB4-3/2006E-PDF

"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.

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Publication information
Department/Agency
  • Library and Archives Canada, issuing body.
TitleTerra nostra : the stories behind Canada's maps, 1550-1950 / Jeffrey S. Murray.
Variant title
  • Terra nostra : 1550-1950
  • Terra nostra : 1550-1950, the stories behind Canada's maps
Publication typeMonograph
Language[English]
Other language editions[French]
FormatDigital text
Electronic document
Other formatsPhysical text-[English]
Note(s)
  • Digitized by Publishing and Depository Services Program.
  • "For my parents."
  • "This book was printed in March 2006."
  • "From the collection of Library and Archives Canada."
  • Issued also in French under title: Terra nostra : les cartes du Canada et leurs secrets, 1550-1950.
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-183) and index.
  • Acknowledgements -- 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.
  • Issued also in printed form.
Publishing information
  • Sillery, Quebec : les éditions Septentrion ; Georgetown, Ontario : McGill-Queen's University Press ; [Ottawa] : Library and Archives Canada : Public Works and Government Services Canada, 2006.
  • ©2006
Author / Contributor
  • Murray, Jeffrey S., author.
Description1 online resource (189 pages, 6 unnumbered pages) : illustrations, maps (some colour), photographs
Catalogue number
  • SB4-3/2006E-PDF
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