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A history of Canada in ten maps : epic stories of charting a mysterious land / Adam Shoalts.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Shoalts, Adam, 1986- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cartography.
- History.
- Historical geography.
- Canada--Historical geography.
- Canada.
- Canada--Historical geography--Maps.
- Historical geography--Maps.
- Cartography--Canada--History.
- Canada--History.
- Canada--Maps.
- Genre:
- Maps.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 344 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Toronto : Allen Lane Canada, 2017.
- Language Note:
- Text in English.
- Summary:
- Adam Shoalts, one of Canada's foremost explorers, tells the stories behind centuries old maps, and how they came to shape what became Canada. It's a story that will surprise readers, and reveal the Canada we never knew was hidden. It brings to life the characters and the bloody disputes that forged our history, by showing us what the world looked like before it entered the history books. Combining storytelling, cartography, geography, archaeology and, of course, history, this book shows us Canada in a way we've never seen it before. Residence: Ontario. Print run 15,000.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Shoalts, Adam, 1986- History of Canada in ten maps.
- ISBN:
- 9780670069460
- 0670069469
- OCLC:
- 968345412
- Publisher Number:
- 99974171775
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