00000nam 2200000zi 4500 9.889737 CaOODSP 20230818074110 m o d f cr |n||||||||| 200724t20062006qucabo ob f001 0 eng d 2894484534 0660194961 9782894484531 CaOODSP eng rda CaOODSP n-cn--- SB4-3/2006E-PDF SB4-3/2006E Murray, Jeffrey S., author. Terra nostra : the stories behind Canada's maps, 1550-1950 / Jeffrey S. Murray. Terra nostra : 1550-1950 Terra nostra : 1550-1950, the stories behind Canada's maps 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 1 online resource (189 pages, 6 unnumbered pages) : illustrations, maps (some colour), photographs text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier 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. "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. Issued also in printed form. Library and Archives Canada Map collections History. Cartography Canada History. Library and Archives Canada, issuing body. Terra nostra : (CaOODSP)9.889780 Terra Nostra : the stories behind Canada's maps, 1550-1950 / (CaOODSP)9.649748 PDF 86.92 MB https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2020/bac-lac/SB4-3-2006-eng.pdf